Prehistory and Antiquity

Part IPrehistory

Cave Paintings at Lascaux, France, Paleolithic Era, ca. 18000 BCE

Skara Brae, Scotland, between 3200 and 2200BCE

Interior, Skara Brae

Interior, Skara Brae, with Stone Cupboard

Stone Henge

Prehistory and Antiquity Part 1

The Mesopotamian Valley

ZIGGURAT of UR (modern day Iraq)

Imperial Palace of Nineveh, Capital of Assyria ca. 7th c BCE

Imperial Palace at Nimrud, artists interpretation of the Interior

Assyrian Winged Bull, 721-705 BCE

Low-relief Carving, King Assurbanipal Banqueting, Neo-Assyrian, 7th c BCE

Assyrian Stool Forms

Artists Rendering, The City of Babylon, the Processional Way

to the Ishtar Gate

Ishtar Gate, Babylon, ca. 575 BCE

Prehistory and AntiquityPart II

Ancient Egypt

The Fertile Nile Valley

Great Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza, Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom ca. 2500 BCE

False Door in a Mastaba and Slab Stella Relief, Old Kingdom

TEMPLE AT KARNAK

Temple Complex at Karnak , New Kingdom

Ramesses II

Structures at Karnak

The Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak, New Kingdom, ca. 1200BCE

Model of the Great Hypostyle Hall

INCISED DECORATION ON COLUMNS

Temple at Abu Simbel, for Ramesses II, New Kingdom

Interior, Temple at Abu Simbel

Temple, Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut, New Kingdom

Interior, Temple,Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut

WALL PAINTINGS ON TOMBS

Models of Egyptian Homes from Burial Tombs

Cutaway of Typical Middle-class Homes in Ancient Egypt

Upper Middle-class Home, near Karnak, New Kingdom

Artists Rendering of a Palace Interior in Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Furniture

Images of Chairs in Ancient Egypt

Stools

Workman’s Stool New Kingdom

Folding Stool, New Kingdom

Thebes Stools, New Kingdom

Closestools forms from outside Karnak

Chairs

Chair, Western Thebes, New Kingdom

Chair of Reniseneb, New Kingdom

Opening of King Tutankhamun’s Tomb, 1922

Sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun, New Kingdom

FROM TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUN

Child’s Throne, Tomb of King

Tutankhamun, New Kingdom

THRONES

King Tutankhamun’s Golden Throne

Beds

Cerimonial Bed, Tomb of King Tutankhamun, New Kingdom

Folding Bed, Tomb of King Tutankhamun, New Kingdom

Cerimonial Leopard Bed, Tomb of King Tutankhamun, New Kingdom

A sleeping Yoke or Headrest, Blue Faience (ceramic)

Tables, four legged, pylon form and three legged form

CHESTS

Chests, Polychrome and Gilt on wood, with two kinds of slanted slanted lids

Chest, Tomb of King Tutankhamun, New Kingdom

Gaming Chest on Sled formed Stretcher

Egyptian Gold Jewlery, a Pendant and Headress

A Collar and Two kinds of Cuffs, Gold and Semi-

precious Stones

Core Formed Glass

Cosmetic Case, Blue Glazed Faience, Late New Kingdom

PAPYRUS

LOTUS

EGYPTIAN ORNAMENT

INSPIRATION FOR CAPITALS

Rosette, Guilloche, Fret and Chevron