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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Educational Insights: The Headless Horseman

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive demonstration that reveals the literary content of John Quidor's painting The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane. Roll over elements in Quidor's painting to find connections to Washington Irving's tale of the...
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The Literary Gothic: Washington Irving

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website presents a brief biography on the life and writing of Washington Irving. From this page, access e-texts of some of his famous books and stories.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Concord, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A road map of Concord, Massachusetts, from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Sudbury River, major roads, railroads and stations, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, parks, and major landmarks.
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of the Goddess Taweret

For Students 9th - 10th
The statuette represents Taweret, the goddess of protection of women in childbirth. She is depicted as a female hippopotamus with the arms and the legs of a lion and the tail of a crocodile. The statuette is placed on a rectangular,...
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Eternal Egypt: Wooden Scribe's Palette

For Students 9th - 10th
The palette is made from a simple piece of wood. One of the two round hollows in the wood still contains nuggets of red ink. Six reed pens are packed into a narrow slot of the palette.
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Eternal Egypt: Toy or Musical Instrument

For Students 9th - 10th
The musical instrument or children's toy consists of a rectangular carved piece of wood with a hollowed and decorated handle.
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Eternal Egypt: Niche of Shell With Cross

For Students 9th - 10th
This hollow piece of stone in the form of a shell with a small cross represents a transitory stage between Greek and Christian art.
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Eternal Egypt: Mask of Sheshonq the Second

For Students 9th - 10th
The funeral mask of King Sheshonq the Second was found on the pharaoh's mummy but was seriously damaged. It is made from a thick sheet of gold with hollow spaces for the eyes and the eyebrows where glass paste was to be inserted.
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Eternal Egypt: Gold Ring With Dark Red Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
The gold ring consists of a thin rounded frame. A hollow in the upper part of the ring with wavy lines contains a dark red precious stone with some black veins surrounded with an outer white frame.
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Eternal Egypt: Acroterium Base With a Lion Head

For Students 9th - 10th
A small Acroterium base ends with an open-mouthed lion head. The lion has hollow eyes and a long mane. It is possible that this acroterium was the base of a statue. The "acroterium" means a small base for a statue or other ornament.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Sunnyside

For Students 9th - 10th
Estate of writer Washington Irving, best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle".
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Science Kids: Science Images: Carbon Fibre

For Students 9th - 10th
Carbon fibre samples in a range of shapes and size sit on a mat. Most are hollow and feature a cylindrical shape.

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