Prehistoric Art, Ancient Mediterranean, & Ancient Egypt
Prehistoric Art, Ancient Mediterranean, & Ancient Egypt
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Prehistoric Art
Prehistoric Art
Apollo 11 stones.
Apollo 11 stones.
Namibia. c. 25,500–25,300 B.C.E. Charcoal on stone.
Great Hall of the Bulls
Great Hall of the Bulls
Lascaux, France. Paleolithic Europe. 15,000–13,000 B.C.E. Rock painting.
Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine
Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine
Tequixquiac, central Mexico. 14,000–7000 B.C.E. Bone.
Running horned woman
Running horned woman
Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria. 6000–4000 B.C.E. Pigment on rock.
* Woman from Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf)
* Woman from Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf)
Austria. C. 24,000 BCE. Limestone. 4.5” tall.
Beaker with ibex motifs
Beaker with ibex motifs
Susa, Iran. 4200–3500 B.C.E. Painted terra cotta.
Anthropomorphic stele
Anthropomorphic stele
Arabian Peninsula. Fourth millennium B.C.E. Sandstone.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Wiltshire, UK. Neolithic Europe. c. 2500–1600 B.C.E. Sandstone.
Tlatilco female figurine
Tlatilco female figurine
Central Mexico, site of Tlatilco. 1200–900 B.C.E. Ceramic.
Ancient Mediterranean and Ancient Egypt
Ancient Mediterranean and Ancient Egypt
Sumerian
Sumerian
White Temple and its ziggurat
White Temple and its ziggurat
Uruk (modern Warka, Iraq). Sumerian. c. 3500–3000 B.C.E. Mud brick.
Statues of votive figures, from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar, Iraq)
Statues of votive figures, from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar, Iraq)
Sumerian. c. 2700 B.C.E. Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone.
Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at Ur (modern Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq)
Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at Ur (modern Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq)
Sumerian. c. 2600–2400 B.C.E. Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone.
Predynastic Egypt
Predynastic Egypt
Old Kingdom Egypt
Old Kingdom Egypt
Seated scribe. Saqqara, Egypt
Seated scribe. Saqqara, Egypt
Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty. c. 2620–2500 B.C.E. Painted limestone.
Great Pyramids (Menkaura, Khafre, Khufu) and Great Sphinx
Great Pyramids (Menkaura, Khafre, Khufu) and Great Sphinx
Giza, Egypt. Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty. c. 2550–2490 B.C.E. Cut limestone.
King Menkaura and queen
King Menkaura and queen
Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty. c. 2490–2472 B.C.E. Greywacke.
Babylonian/Susian
Babylonian/Susian
The Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi
Babylon (modern Iran). Susian. c. 1792–1750 B.C.E. Basalt.
New Kingdom Egypt
New Kingdom Egypt
Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall
Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall
Karnak, near Luxor, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th and 19th Dynasties. Temple: c. 1550 B.C.E.; hall: c. 1250 B.C.E. Cut sandstone and mud brick.
Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
Near Luxor, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. c. 1473–1458 B.C.E. Sandstone, partially carved into a rock cliff, and red granite.
Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters
Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters
New Kingdom (Amarna), 18th Dynasty. c. 1353–1335 B.C.E. Limestone.
Tutankhamun’s tomb, innermost coffin
Tutankhamun’s tomb, innermost coffin
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. c. 1323 B.C.E. Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones.
Smarthistory/Khan Academy
Last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb (page from the Book of the Dead)
Last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb (page from the Book of the Dead)
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty. c. 1275 B.C.E. Painted papyrus scroll.
Neo-Assyrian
Neo-Assyrian
Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II, Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad, Iraq)
Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II, Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad, Iraq)
Neo-Assyrian. c. 720–705 B.C.E. Alabaster.
Persian
Persian
Audience Hall (apadana) of Darius and Xerxes.
Audience Hall (apadana) of Darius and Xerxes.
Persepolis, Iran. Persian. c. 520–465 B.C.E. Limestone.
Review
Review
Prehistory, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt Kahoot
Prehistory, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt Kahoot
Quizlet Global Prehistory
Quizlet Global Prehistory
Quizlet Ancient Mediterranean
Quizlet Ancient Mediterranean
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