Venus of Willendorf c. 24,000-22,000 BCE

Oolitic limestone 4 3/8 inches (11.1 cm)

high Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna

Chinese Horse, Lascaux15,000-13,000 B.C.Dordognes, France

Well Scene (Dead Man), Lascaux

15,000-13,000 B.C.Dordognes, France

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Stonehengec. 2000 B.C.

Wiltshire, England

Palette of NarmerHierakonopolis, c. 3,000 B.C.

slate, 25”highEgyptian Museum, Cairo

ImhotepStepped Pyramid of King Zoser

c. 2610 B.C. Saqqara, Egypt

The Great Pyramids at Gizac. 2530-2460 B.C.

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The Great Sphinx 2558-2532 B.C.

Giza, Egypt

Khafre

Gizeh, c. 2500 B.C.Diorite, 66” high

Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Temple of Ramses II1257 B.C.

Colossi 60’ highAbu Simbel, Egypt

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Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Amen-Rec. 1280 B.C.

Karnak, Egypt

Queen NefertitiTel el-Amarna, c. 1360 B.C.painted limestone, 20” highAgyptiches Museum, Berlin

Funerary Mask of Tutankhamen

c. 1352 B.C.Gold with inlay of

semiprecious stonesEgyptian Museum, Cairo

Standard of Urc. 2700 B.C.

approx. 8” x 19”British Museum, London

Ziggurat of Urc. 2100 B.C.

Iraq

Old Babylonian period (c. 2004 - 1595 B.C.)

Stele of HammurabiSusa, c. 1880 B.C.Basalt, 7’4” high

Louvre, Paris

Temple of SolomonSolomonc. 900 BC

No longer extant—images based on Biblical

description

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Human-headed Winged Bull and Lion (Lamassu)

Khorsbad, c. 720 B.C.Limestone, 13’10” high

Louvre, Paris

Ashurbanipal Hunting LionsNineveh, c. 650 B.C.Limestone, 60” high

British Museum, London

Cycladic IdolCyclades, Greece, c. 2500-

2400 B.C.Marble, 16” high

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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Kamares Pitcher

Phaistos, c. 1800-1700 B.C.10” high

Archeological Museum, Herakleion

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Toreador FrescoKnossos, c. 1500 B.C.

Archeological Museum, Herakleion

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The Lion GateMycenae, c. 1300 B.C.

Limestone, relief carving 9’ 6” high

Mask of Agamemnon

Mycenaec. 1500 B.C.Beaten gold

12” highNational

Museum, Athens