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Putto after Donatello from the plaster model of the Siena baptismal font

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Bode-MuseumMitte

The Baptismal Font from Siena

Now showingFrom 20 October 2024Ticketed — see website

A restored plaster model of Siena's Renaissance baptismal font, with putti after Donatello, installed in the crypt. Level 0 closed 1 Jul–4 Oct 2026.

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Adolf Erman, founder of the Egyptian Dictionary project, c. 1900

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Rendering of the round celestial image from Dendera

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The Altes Museum's colonnade of eighteen Ionic columns facing the Lustgarten on Museum Island, Berlin

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Image credits

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The Baptismal Font from Siena© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gipsformerei / Fabian Fröhlich
100 Years of the Dictionary of the Egyptian Language© Ägyptisches Wörterbuch
Destiny in the Stars: The Beginnings of the Zodiac© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Foto: Sandra Steiß
Dioscuri – The Given Day© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung / Rendering: Studio Michael Müller
Bode-MuseumThomas Wolf / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
PergamonmuseumHerrAdams / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Neues MuseumFred Romero / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Alte NationalgalerieManfred Brückels / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Altes MuseumJean-Pierre Dalbéra / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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