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See this extraordinary ancient coffin in our Ramses exhibition.
By Renée Dreyfus
The bustling city of Pompeii was halted in its tracks in the autumn of 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius erupted, crushing the city under tons of ash and rubble.
By Sally Grainger
Carol Queen, San Francisco sexologist and sociologist, was invited to comment on the Legion of Honor’s Last Supper in Pompeii.
By Carol Queen, PhD
Stela with Queen Ix Mutal Ahaw (detail), 761 AD. Mexico or Guatemala, southern lowlands. Limestone, 92 x 45 x 3 in. (233.7 x 114.3 x 7.6 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Mrs. Paul L. Wattis, 1999.42
Claude Monet, Water Lilies, ca. 1914-1917. Oil on canvas, 65 3/8 x 56 in. Museum purchase, Mildred Anna Williams Collection, 1973.3
