The images seem to allow us to gaze directly into the ancient world ... For decades, the portraits lingered in a sort of classification limbo, considered Egyptian by Greco-Roman scholars ...

What it is: A moving dog sculpture carved from ivory Where it is from: Egypt When it was made: Around 1390 to 1352 B.C. Related: Onfim's doodle: A 13th-century kid's self-portrait on horseback ...