Lion-Human

Paleolithic

ivory

Woman from Brassempouy

Paleolithic

ivory

Woman from Willendorf

Paleolithic

limestone

4.5" tall; fertility; detailing on head may be hair or hat

Spotted Horse and Human Hand

Pech-Merle Cave

Paleolithic

-overlapping figures; spit pigment on to wall

Hall of Bulls

Lascaux Caves

Paleolithic

-network of chambers; network of scaffolding; used lamps of animal fat; twisted perspective; many artists over time

Bird-Headed Man with Bison

Lascaux Caves

Paleolithic

-first narrative imagery; shaman figure?; something is occuring, an event not just representation

Bison

Altamira Caves

Paleolithic

-used rock contours to emphasize 3-D; difficult to access ceilings

Woman

Neolithic

ceramic

-influences Rodin's thinker; degree of contemplation

House interior

Skara Brae, Scotland

Neolithic

-network of stone dwellings; surfaces covered with hide/turf; built-in post and lintel furniture; close to sea; corbelled stone

Stonehenge

England

Neolithic

-heal stone oriented according to summer solstice; nearby cemetery - healing powers? scientific (early astronomy) site?

Stonehenge

England

Neolithic

-heal stone oriented according to summer solstice; nearby cemetery - healing powers? scientific (early astronomy) site?

Horse and Sun Chariot

Bronze Age

bronze and gold leaf

- cast bronze; decorated with incisions