3492864 Coin cabinet, c.1815 (mahogany and silver) by Percier, Charles (1764-1838); 90 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Based on drawings of Egypt by Baron Dominique Vivant Denon and probably made by Francois-Honore-Georges Jacob-Desmalter for Napoleon with silver mounts by Martin-Guillaume Biennais The pylon (gateway) at Apollonopolis Parva (now Ghoos) in Upper Egypt, which Denon recorded in his book on Napoleon\'s Egyptian campaign of 1798??9, served as the inspiration for the top section.).