Venus of Willendorf

•  fertility symbol
• Prehistoric (28,000 BCE-21,000 BCE)

Lascaux Cave (Hall of Bulls)

• unclear what the goal of the paintings are
• become more realistic over time
• Prehistoric (15,000 BCE-13,000 BCE)

Stonehenge

• example of post and lintel, two posts with one laying across top
• Prehistoric (2100 BCE)

Cylinder Seal

• Seal itself is on the roller on the left, clay impression to the right
• Sumerian

Votive Figures

• the bigger a figure is the richer the owner was
• placed in temples to represent people
• Sumerian (2700 BCE)

Standard of Ur

• two sides: one showing war and the other showing peace
• organized registers that read from bottom to top
• Sumerian (2600 BCE)

Soundbox of a Lyre

• has a bull's head
• animals in profile; people have frontal shoulders
• possibly a funerary object
• Sumerian (2600 BCE)

Ziggurat of Ur

• dedicated to moon god Nanna
• corners oriented to compass
• guardhouse where all staircases meet
• Sumerian (2100 BCE)

Gudea

• sense of calm
• folded hands with long fingers
• made of diorite which is very expensive
• Sumerian (2100 BCE)

Victory Stele of Naram-Sin

• Naram-Sin is shown as a diety
• depicts victory over Lullubi, a rebellious mountain people
• Akkadian (2254 BCE-2218 BCE)