Wounded Bison

c. 15,000-10,000 BCE

PALEOLITHIC

Bull Lyre

c. 2600 BCE

Ancient Near East

Harvester Vase

c. 1500-1450 BCE

Aegean

Ishtar Gate and Throne Room

c. 575 BCE

Ancient Near East

Lion Hunt Relief

c. 645 BCE

Ancient Near East

Menkaure and his Wife, Queen Khamerernebty II

c. 2515 BCE

Egyptian

PALATTE OF NARMER

C. 3150- 3125 BCE

EGYPTIAN

SEATED SCRIBE

C. 2400 BCE

EGYPTIAN

SEATED STATUE OF GUDEA HOLDING TEMPLE PLAN

2100 BCE

ANCIENT NEAR EAST

SENWOSRET III

C. 1850 BCE

EGYPTIAN

STELE OF NARAM SIN

C. 2220-2184 BCE

ANCIENT NEAR EAST

STEP PYRAMID AND FUNERARY COMPLEX OF KING DJOSER

*IMHOTEP

C. 2681-2662 BCE

EGYPTIAN

STONEHENGE

C. 2100 BCE

NEOLITHIC

THE GREAT PYRAMIDS

C. 2601-2515 BCE

EGYPTIAN

THE LION GATE

C. 1400 BCE

ANCIENT NEAR EAST

TEMPLE OF AMUN RA AT KARNAK

C. 1290-1224 BCE

EGYPTIAN

TWO BISON

C. 13,000 BCE

PALEOLITHIC

CARVED VASE KNOWN AS THE URUK VASE

C. 3300-3000 BCE

SUMERIAN

WOMAN FROM WILLENDORF

C. 28,000-25,000 BCE

PALEOLITHIC

HALLS OF BULLS

C. 15,000-10,000 BCE

PREHISTORIC

GREAT ZIGGURAT OF KING URNAMMU

C. 2100 BCE

ANCIENT NEAR EAST

GATE OF THE CITADEL OF SARGON II

742-706 BCE

ANCIENT NEAR EAST

AUDIENCE HALL OF DARIUS AND XERXES

C. 500 BCE

ANCIENT NEAR EAST

FEMALE FIGURINE

C. 3650-3300 BCE

EGYPTIAN

THE TEMPLE OF HATSHEPSUT

C.1478-1485 BCE

EGYPTIAN

AKHENATEN

1353-1335 BCE

EGYPTIAN

QUEEN NEFERTITI

C. 1348-1336/5 BCE

EGYPTIAN

HARPIST

LATTER PART OF 3RD MILLENIUM BCE

AEGEAN

"TREASURY OF ATREUS"

C. 1300-1200 BCE

AEGEAN

RECONSTRUCTION OF TREASURY OF ATREUS

AEGEAN

INTERIOR OF TREASURY OF ATREUS

AEGEAN

LATE GEOMETRIC BELLY HANDLED AMPHORA

DIPYLON MASTER

C. 750 BCE

GEOMETRIC

NEW YORK KOUROS

C. 600-590 BCE

ARCHAIC GREEK

KROISOS

C. 540-525 BCE

ARCHAIC GREEK

KORE FROM CHIOS

C. 520 BCE

ARCHAIC GREEK

GORGON MEDUSA

C. 600-580 BCE

ARCHAIC GREEK

BATTLE OF THE GODS AND GIANTS

C. 530 BCE

ARCHAIC GREEK

ACHILLES AND AJAX PLAYING A GAME

EXEKIAS

C. 540-530 BCE

ARCHAIC GREEK

DANCING REVELERS

EUTHYMIDES

C. 510-500 BCE

ARCHAIC GREEK

DYING WARRIOR FROM WEST PEDIMENT

C. 480 BCE

ARCHAIC GREEK

DYING WARRIOR FROM EAST PEDIMENT

C. 480 BCE

ARCHAIC GREEK

KRITIOS BOY

C. 480 BCE

EARLY CLASSICAL GREEK

ZEUS

C. 460-450 BCE

EARLY CLASSICAL GREEK

SPEAR BEARER

POLYKLEITOS

C. 450-440 BCE

EARLY CLASSICAL GREEK

DISCUS THROWER

MYRON

C. 450 BCE

EARLY CLASSICAL GREEK

RIACE WARRIOR A

C. 450 BCE

EARLY CLASSICAL GREEK

PLAN OF THE ACROPOLIS AT ATHENS

400 BCE

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK

IKTINOS AND KALLIKRATES, THE PARTHENON (VIEW FROM THE WEST)

447-432 BCE

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK

MODEL OF ATHENA PARTHENOS

PHEIDIAS

C. 438 BCE

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK

DIONYSOS FROM EAST PEDIMENT OF PARTHENON

C. 438-432 BCE

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK

THREE GODDESSES FROM EAST PEDIMENT OF PARTHENON

C. 438-432 BCE

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK

LAPITH AND CENTAUR

C. 440 BCE

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK

FRIEZE ABOVE WESTERN ENTRANCE OF THE CELLA OF THE PARTHENON

C. 440-432 BCE

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK

NIKE FROM THE BALUSTRADE OF TEMPLE OF ATHENA NIKE

C. 410-407 BCE

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK

THE ERECHTHEION

MNESIKLES

421-405 BCE

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK

THE PROPYLAIA

MNESIKLES

437-432 BCE

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK

RECONSTRUCTION DRAWING OF THE MAUSOLEUM AT HALIKARNASSOS

C. 359-351 BCE

LATE CLASSICAL GREEK

CORINTHIAN CAPITAL FROM THE THOLOS AT EPIDAUROS

POLYKLEITOS THE YOUNGER

C. 350 BCE

APHRODITE OF KNIDOS

PRAXITLES

C. 340-330 BCE

LATE CLASSICAL GREEK

THE TEMPLE OF HERA 1 AND TEMPLE OF HERA 2 ("TEMPLE OF POSEIDON")

TEMPLE OF HERA 1: C. 550 BCE

TEMPLE OF HERA 2: C. 460 BCE

ARCHAIC GREEK

INTERIOR OF TEMPLE OF HERA 2

C. 500 BCE

ARCHAIC GREEK

RECONSTRUCTION OF EAST PEDIMENT OF THE TEMPLE OF APHAIA

C. 480 BCE

ARCHAIC GREEK

TEMPLE OF ATHENA NIKE

KALLIKRATES

427-424 BCE

HIGH CLASSICAL GREEK