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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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