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Willendorf, Austria
28,000-25,000 BCE (Paleolithic)
Limestone
4 1/4" High |
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Bison With Turned Head
La Madeleine, France
12,000 BCE
Reindeer Horn
4" long |
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Hall of Bulls
Lascaux, France
15,000-13,000 BCE
Largest Bull: 11'6" long |
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Rhino, wounded man, and disemboweled Bison
Lascaux, France
15,000-13,000 BCE
Bison: 3'8" Long |
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Stonehenge
Salisbury Plane,England
2550-1600 BCE
97' in Diameter
24' high |
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Standard of Ur
Ur, Iraq
2600 BCE
Wood Inlaid with Shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone
8" by 1'7" |
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Tell Asmar Figures
Tell Asmar, Iraq
2700 BCE
Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone
male figure: 2'6" high |
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Bull Head Harp and Soundbox
Ur, Iraq
Lyre, Gold Leaf, lapis lazuli, wood, and shell |
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Akkadian Ruler
Nineveh, Iraq
2250-2200 BCE
Copper
1' 2 3/8" high |
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Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
Susa, Iran
2254-2218 BCE
Pink Sandstone
6'7" high |
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Ziggurat of Ur
Ur, Iraq
2100 BCE
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Stele with Hammurabi Law Code
Susa, Iran
1780 BCE
Basalt
7'4" high |
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Lion Gate
Hattusa, Turkey
1400 BCE |
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Lamassu
Dur Sharrukin, Iraq
720-705 BCE
Limestone
13'10" High |
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Assyrian Archers Pursuing Enemies Across a River
Kalhu, Iraq
875-860 BCE
Gypsum Relief
2'10 5/8" High |
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Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions
Nineveh, Iraq
645-640 BCE
Gypsum Relief
5'4" high
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Ishtar Gate
Babylon, Iraq
575 BCE |
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Persepolis
Iran
521-465 BCE
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Pallete of King Narmer
Hierakonpolis, Egypt
3000-2920 BCE
Slate
2'1" high |
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Imhotep: Step Pyramid of King Djoser
Saqqara, Egypt
2630-2611 BCE |
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Great Pyramids at Gizeh
Gizeh, Egypt
2551-2472 BCE |
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Great Sphinx
Gizeh, Egypt
2520-2494 BCE
Sandstone
65' X 240' |
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Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Deir el-Bahir, Egypt
1473-1458 BCE
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Great Temple of Ramsees II
Abu Simbel, Egypt
1290-1224 BCE
Sandstone
65' high |
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Hypostyle Hall
Karnak, Egypt
1290-1224 BCE |
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Fowling Scene
Thebes, Egypt
1400-1350 BCE
Fresco on dry plaster
2'8" high |
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Akhenaton
Karnak, Egypt
1353-1335 BCE
Sandstone
13' high |
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Nefertiti
Amarna, Egypt
1353-1335 BCE
Painted Limestone
1'8" hig |
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King Tut's Death Mask
Thebes, Egypt
1323 BCE
Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones
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Book of the Dead
Thebes, Egypt
1290-1280 BCE
Painted Papyrus scroll
1'6" high |
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