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Ancient Art ~ 5700

Female Head ~ Inanna
ca. 3200 - 3000 BCE

Mesopotamian
Sumerian
white marble
Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq

White Temple and Ziggurat
ca. 3200 - 3000 BCE

Mesopotamian
Sumerian
mud brick
Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq

Votive Statuettes of 2 Worshippers
ca. 2700 BCE
Square Temple
Mesopotamian
Sumerian
gypsum
Eshnunna (mod Tell Asmar),Iraq

Presentation of Offerings to Inanna ~ Warka Vase
ca. 3200 - 3000 BCE

Mesopotamian
Sumerian
Alabaster
Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq

Standard of Ur
ca. 2600 BCE
Royal Cemetery, Tomb 779
Mesopotamian
Sumerian
wood/lapislaz/shell/limestone
Ur (mod Tell Muqayyar), Iraq

Bull-headed Lyre (restored) from Grave of King
ca. 2600 BCE
Royal Cemetery, Tomb 789
Mesopotamian
Sumerian
gld/sil/cop/lapLaz/shell/bitum
Ur (mod Tell Muqayyar), Iraq

Ram Behind the Tree of Life / Caught in Tree
El Dyn Pd III / 2600
Royal Cemetery
Mesopotamian
Sumerian
Gold/copper/shell/limest/Lapi

Head of an Akkadian Ruler ~ Sargon I
ca. 2250 - 2200 BCE

Mesopotamian
Akkadian
Bronze
Nineveh (mod Kuyunjik), Iraq

Victory Stele of Naram-Sur
2254 - 2218 BCE

Mesopotamian
Akkadian
Limestone
Susa, Iran

Ziggurat of Ur (restored facade & steps)
ca. 2100 BCE

Mesopotamian
Neo-Sumerian
mud brick
Ur (mod Tell Muqayyar), Iraq

Votive Statue of Gudea
ca. 2090 BCE

Mesopotamian
Neo-Sumerian
Dolerite (hard stone)
Girsu (mod Telloh), Iraq

Stele of Law Code of Hammurabi
ca. 1780 BCE

Mesopotamian
Babylonian
Basalt
Susa, Iran

Hattusha Lion Gate
ca. 1400

Mesopotamian
Hittite
limestone
guardian figures for city

Ashurnasirpal II Killing Lions
ca. 875 - 860 BCE

Mesopotamian
Assyrian
alabaster low relief
Palace in Kalhu (Nimrud) Iraq

Assyrian Archers pursuing enemies
ca. 875 - 860 BCE

Mesopotamian
Assyrian
low relief
Palace in Kalhu (Nimrud) Iraq

Citadel and Palace complex of Sargon II
ca. 720 - 705 BCE

Mesopotamian
Assyrian
reconstructed drawing
Dur Sharrukin (Khorsbad), Iraq

Ashurbanipal hunting Lions
ca. 645 - 640 BCE

Mesopotamian
Assyrian
low relief
NPalace, Nineveh(Kuyunjik)Iraq

Ashurbanipal and His Queen in the Garden
ca. 647

Mesopotamian
Assyrian
alabaster low relief
Nineveh (mod Kuyunjik), Iraq

Gate of Ishtar and Throne Room Wall
ca. 575 BCE

Mesopotamian
Neo-Babylonian
blue glazed mud brick
in Pergamon Museum, Berlin

Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute
491 - 486 BCE

Persian
end of ancient Mesopotamia
low relief in Apadana
Palace of Persepolis, Iran

Palette of Narmer (Menes)
ca/ 3100 BCE

Egyptian
Early Dynastic
siltstone / greywacke
unites U Egypt & L Egypt

Stepped Pyramid of Djoser
ca. 2630 - 2611 BC
Imhotep
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Limestone
Saqqara, Egypt

North Palace Facade of Djoser mortuary precinct
2630 - 2611 BCE
Imhotep ?
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty III
white limestone
Saqqara, Egypt

Pyramids of Giza
2551 - 2472 BCE
~ Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
Limestone
Giza, Egypt

Great Sphinx of Giza
ca. 2520 - 2494 BCe
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
Limestone
Giza, Egypt

Valley Temple of Khafre
2520 - 2494 BCE
@ Pyramids of Giza
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
limestone & red Granite
Giza, Egypt

Valley Temple of Khafre ~ 2
2520 - 2494 BCE
@ Pyramids of Giza
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
limestone & red Granite
Giza, Egypt

Seated Statue of Khafre
2520 - 2494 BCE
@ Pyramids of Giza
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
diorite-gabro gneiss
Giza, Egypt

Menkaure & Queen Khamerernebty
2490 - 2472 BCE
@ Pyramids of Giza
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
Greywacke
Giza, Egypt

Seated Scribe
ca. 2551 - 2528 BCE

Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Limestone & wood
Saqqara, Egypt

Ka-Aper
ca.2450 - 2350 BCE
from his mastaba
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty V
wood
Saqqara, Egypt

Ka-Aper, scribe & priest
ca. 2450 - 2350 BCE
from his mastaba
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Wood
Saqqara, Egypt

Butcher from tomb of Ni-kau-input & wife
ca. 2450 - 2325 BCE
Tomb Ni-Kau-inpu/wife Hemet-re
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty V
painted limestone
Giza (?), Egypt

Ti Watching a hippopotamus Hunt
ca. 2450 - 2350 BC
relief in mastaba of Ti
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty V
painted wall relief
Saqqara, Egypt

Head of Sunusret III
ca. 1836 - 1818 BCE

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty
Quartzite

Rock-cut Tombs, Beni Hasan
1938 - 1756 BCE

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty
Limestone

Rock-Cut Tombs, Beni Hasan
1938 - 1756 BCE

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty
Limestone

Stele of Amenemhat
ca. 2000 BCE
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom,11th Dynasty
painted limestone
Assasif, Egypt

Funerary Temple of Pharaoh Hatshepsut
1504 - 1496 BCE
Senemut
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
limestone
Deir el-Bahri, Egypt

Hatshepsut with Offering Jars
ca. 1473 - 1458 BCE
@ her temple
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Pink Granite
Deir el-Bahri, Egypt

Nebamun Hunting Birds
ca. 1390 - 1352 BC
@ Tomb of Nebamun
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
painted limestone
Thebes, Egypt

Musicians and Dancers
ca. 1400 - 1350 BCE
Tomb of Nebamun
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
painted limestone
Thebes, Egypt

Akhenaton
1353 - 1350 BCE
Amarna Style
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty

Karnak, Egypt

Bust of Nefertiti
1349 - 1336 BCE
Amarna Style
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Painted Limestone

Tiye, Royal Wife of Amenhotep III
ca. 1353 - 1335 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Wood/Lapis Lazuli/Silver/Gold
Ghurab, Egypt

Akhenaton Family Portrait
ca. 1353 - 1335 BCE
with three daughters
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
painted limestone
Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

Tutankhamen ~ innermost coffin
ca. 1323 BCE
from his tomb
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Gold w/precious stones
Thebes, Egypt

Funerary Mask of Tutankhamen
ca. 1323 BCE
from his tomb
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Gold / Lapis Lazuli
Thebes, Egypt

Tutankhamen ~ painted chest
ca. 1333 - 1323 BCE
from his tomb
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Painted wood
Thebes, Egypt

Temple of Amen-Ra at Karnak
ca. 1290 - 1224 BCE
sacred city
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
carved stone
Karnak, Egypt

Temple of Amen-Ra at Karnak ~ Hypostyle Hall
ca. 1290 - 1224 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
carved stone
Karnak, Egypt

Temple of Amen-Ra at Karnak
ca. 1290 - 1224 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
painted limestone
Karnak, Egypt

Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer
ca. 1290 - 1280 BCE
from Book of the Dead
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
painted papyrus
Thebes, Egypt

Temple of Ramesses II
ca. 1290 - 1224 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
Limestone
Abu Simbel, Egypt

Temple of Ramesses II ~ interior
ca. 1290 - 1224 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
Limestone
Abu Simbel, Egypt

Mentuemhet
ca. 650 BCE

Egyptian
Late New Kingdom~26th Dyn
Granite
Karnak, Egypt

Mummy wrapping of a Young Boy
ca. 100 - 120 CE
Roman period
Egyptian
Roman
Linen


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