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Female Head ~ Inanna
ca. 3200 - 3000 BCE
Mesopotamian
Sumerian
white marble
Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq
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White Temple and Ziggurat
ca. 3200 - 3000 BCE
Mesopotamian
Sumerian
mud brick
Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq
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Votive Statuettes of 2 Worshippers
ca. 2700 BCE
Square Temple
Mesopotamian
Sumerian
gypsum
Eshnunna (mod Tell Asmar),Iraq
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Presentation of Offerings to Inanna ~ Warka Vase
ca. 3200 - 3000 BCE
Mesopotamian
Sumerian
Alabaster
Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq
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Standard of Ur
ca. 2600 BCE
Royal Cemetery, Tomb 779
Mesopotamian
Sumerian
wood/lapislaz/shell/limestone
Ur (mod Tell Muqayyar), Iraq
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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
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Ram Behind the Tree of Life / Caught in Tree
El Dyn Pd III / 2600
Royal Cemetery
Mesopotamian
Sumerian
Gold/copper/shell/limest/Lapi
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Head of an Akkadian Ruler ~ Sargon I
ca. 2250 - 2200 BCE
Mesopotamian
Akkadian
Bronze
Nineveh (mod Kuyunjik), Iraq
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Victory Stele of Naram-Sur
2254 - 2218 BCE
Mesopotamian
Akkadian
Limestone
Susa, Iran
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Ziggurat of Ur (restored facade & steps)
ca. 2100 BCE
Mesopotamian
Neo-Sumerian
mud brick
Ur (mod Tell Muqayyar), Iraq
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Votive Statue of Gudea
ca. 2090 BCE
Mesopotamian
Neo-Sumerian
Dolerite (hard stone)
Girsu (mod Telloh), Iraq
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Stele of Law Code of Hammurabi
ca. 1780 BCE
Mesopotamian
Babylonian
Basalt
Susa, Iran
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Hattusha Lion Gate
ca. 1400
Mesopotamian
Hittite
limestone
guardian figures for city
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Ashurnasirpal II Killing Lions
ca. 875 - 860 BCE
Mesopotamian
Assyrian
alabaster low relief
Palace in Kalhu (Nimrud) Iraq
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Assyrian Archers pursuing enemies
ca. 875 - 860 BCE
Mesopotamian
Assyrian
low relief
Palace in Kalhu (Nimrud) Iraq
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Citadel and Palace complex of Sargon II
ca. 720 - 705 BCE
Mesopotamian
Assyrian
reconstructed drawing
Dur Sharrukin (Khorsbad), Iraq
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Ashurbanipal hunting Lions
ca. 645 - 640 BCE
Mesopotamian
Assyrian
low relief
NPalace, Nineveh(Kuyunjik)Iraq
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Ashurbanipal and His Queen in the Garden
ca. 647
Mesopotamian
Assyrian
alabaster low relief
Nineveh (mod Kuyunjik), Iraq
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Gate of Ishtar and Throne Room Wall
ca. 575 BCE
Mesopotamian
Neo-Babylonian
blue glazed mud brick
in Pergamon Museum, Berlin
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Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute
491 - 486 BCE
Persian
end of ancient Mesopotamia
low relief in Apadana
Palace of Persepolis, Iran
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Palette of Narmer (Menes)
ca/ 3100 BCE
Egyptian
Early Dynastic
siltstone / greywacke
unites U Egypt & L Egypt
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Stepped Pyramid of Djoser
ca. 2630 - 2611 BC
Imhotep
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Limestone
Saqqara, Egypt
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North Palace Facade of Djoser mortuary precinct
2630 - 2611 BCE
Imhotep ?
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty III
white limestone
Saqqara, Egypt
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Pyramids of Giza
2551 - 2472 BCE
~ Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
Limestone
Giza, Egypt
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Great Sphinx of Giza
ca. 2520 - 2494 BCe
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
Limestone
Giza, Egypt
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Valley Temple of Khafre
2520 - 2494 BCE
@ Pyramids of Giza
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
limestone & red Granite
Giza, Egypt
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Valley Temple of Khafre ~ 2
2520 - 2494 BCE
@ Pyramids of Giza
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
limestone & red Granite
Giza, Egypt
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Seated Statue of Khafre
2520 - 2494 BCE
@ Pyramids of Giza
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
diorite-gabro gneiss
Giza, Egypt
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Menkaure & Queen Khamerernebty
2490 - 2472 BCE
@ Pyramids of Giza
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
Greywacke
Giza, Egypt
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Seated Scribe
ca. 2551 - 2528 BCE
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Limestone & wood
Saqqara, Egypt
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Ka-Aper
ca.2450 - 2350 BCE
from his mastaba
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty V
wood
Saqqara, Egypt
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Ka-Aper, scribe & priest
ca. 2450 - 2350 BCE
from his mastaba
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Wood
Saqqara, Egypt
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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
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Ti Watching a hippopotamus Hunt
ca. 2450 - 2350 BC
relief in mastaba of Ti
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty V
painted wall relief
Saqqara, Egypt
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Head of Sunusret III
ca. 1836 - 1818 BCE
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty
Quartzite
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Rock-cut Tombs, Beni Hasan
1938 - 1756 BCE
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty
Limestone
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Rock-Cut Tombs, Beni Hasan
1938 - 1756 BCE
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty
Limestone
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Stele of Amenemhat
ca. 2000 BCE
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom,11th Dynasty
painted limestone
Assasif, Egypt
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Funerary Temple of Pharaoh Hatshepsut
1504 - 1496 BCE
Senemut
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
limestone
Deir el-Bahri, Egypt
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Hatshepsut with Offering Jars
ca. 1473 - 1458 BCE
@ her temple
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Pink Granite
Deir el-Bahri, Egypt
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Nebamun Hunting Birds
ca. 1390 - 1352 BC
@ Tomb of Nebamun
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
painted limestone
Thebes, Egypt
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Musicians and Dancers
ca. 1400 - 1350 BCE
Tomb of Nebamun
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
painted limestone
Thebes, Egypt
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Akhenaton
1353 - 1350 BCE
Amarna Style
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Karnak, Egypt
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Bust of Nefertiti
1349 - 1336 BCE
Amarna Style
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Painted Limestone
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Tiye, Royal Wife of Amenhotep III
ca. 1353 - 1335 BCE
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Wood/Lapis Lazuli/Silver/Gold
Ghurab, Egypt
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Akhenaton Family Portrait
ca. 1353 - 1335 BCE
with three daughters
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
painted limestone
Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
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Tutankhamen ~ innermost coffin
ca. 1323 BCE
from his tomb
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Gold w/precious stones
Thebes, Egypt
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Funerary Mask of Tutankhamen
ca. 1323 BCE
from his tomb
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Gold / Lapis Lazuli
Thebes, Egypt
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Tutankhamen ~ painted chest
ca. 1333 - 1323 BCE
from his tomb
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Painted wood
Thebes, Egypt
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Temple of Amen-Ra at Karnak
ca. 1290 - 1224 BCE
sacred city
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
carved stone
Karnak, Egypt
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Temple of Amen-Ra at Karnak ~ Hypostyle Hall
ca. 1290 - 1224 BCE
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
carved stone
Karnak, Egypt
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Temple of Amen-Ra at Karnak
ca. 1290 - 1224 BCE
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
painted limestone
Karnak, Egypt
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Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer
ca. 1290 - 1280 BCE
from Book of the Dead
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
painted papyrus
Thebes, Egypt
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Temple of Ramesses II
ca. 1290 - 1224 BCE
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
Limestone
Abu Simbel, Egypt
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Temple of Ramesses II ~ interior
ca. 1290 - 1224 BCE
Egyptian
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
Limestone
Abu Simbel, Egypt
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Mentuemhet
ca. 650 BCE
Egyptian
Late New Kingdom~26th Dyn
Granite
Karnak, Egypt
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Mummy wrapping of a Young Boy
ca. 100 - 120 CE
Roman period
Egyptian
Roman
Linen
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