Test #1 Review

Lascaux 15,000 -10,000 bce

Dordogne, France
Woman of Willendorf
25,000-20,000 bce
Limestone
Early Neolithic wall
Jericho Jordan
7000 bce
dolmen, stone, c. 4000 bce Crucuno, France.
Stonehenge, photo. C. 3000-2000 bce. England.
The step pyramid of King Djoser.
The step pyramid of King Djoser (2628-2609
BC) at Saqqara, just south of Cairo, is the
oldest pyramid in Egypt.
The Pyramid of Menkaure( 2533-2515), Khafre (2570-2544), and Khufu (2601-2528)
2600-2500 bce
Giza
The Great Sphinx at
Giza, 4th dynasty.
2570-2544 bce
Sandstone height 65’
Seated Scribe. From the tomb of
Kai, Saqqara. Dynasty 5, ca. 2494-
2345 BCE. Old Kingdom. Painted
Limestone.
21”

This is a sculpture that was

placed in the tomb of Kai. This
is not an idealized sculpture,
due to the not so favorable
physique. So this is what Kai’s
scribe most probably looked
like in real life. Many pharohs
had their servants with them
(whether respresentations or
the actual servants
themselves) to have them
continue to be their servants
in the afterlife.
Portrait and Bust of Sesostris III
1836-1818 B.C. (Middle
Kingdom, late Dynasty 12, reign
of Sesostris III)
Medium: yellow quartzite
Dimensions: height 17 3/4”,
width 13 1/2”,
depth 17”
Feeding the Oryxes.
1928-1895 bce.
Wall painting, tomb
of Khnum-hotep
Temple of Queen
Hatshepsut, Deir el
Bahri
1478-1458 bce
Queen Nefertiti. c. 1348 -
1336/5 BCE Limestone,
height 19"
Tutankhamen’s
coffin, c. 1330 bce,
gold.
72”
Court and Pylon of Ramses II
1279-1212
Temple complex of Amun-Mut-Khonsu,
Luxor
Ziggurat of King Urnammu, Ur Iraq 2100bc
Statues from the
Abu Temple, Iraq. c.
2700-2500 BCE
Limestone,
alabaster, gypsum;
tallest 30”

They are believed to represent gods and goddesses and their worshipers. The largest male figure is thought to represent
the god Abu, based on symbols carved into the base.
The Asmar statues were modeled from processed gypsum (calcium sulphate). The ancient technique involves firing
gypsum at about 300 degrees Fahrenheit until it becomes a fine white powder (called plaster of Paris). The powder is
then mixed with water and then modeled and/or sculpted.
Ram and Tree. Offering stand
from Ur. 2600 bce
Wood, gold 20”
 Head of an Akkadian
Ruler.
from Nineveh, Iraq
Ruler 2300-2200
Bronze 12”

The Head of an Akkadian Ruler is masterfully sculpted with

an amazing balance in naturalism and abstract formal
patterns. The sculpture depicts very accurately the human
face. It details the hair and beard in formal patterns that
help contrast with the smooth delicate skin.
This is one of the first hollow cast copper statue monuments
known to exist.
Upper part of stele inscribed with
the Law Code of Hammurabi
1760bce
Diorite 7’
The Lion Gate, Anatolia, Turkey 1400bce
Ashurnasirpal II Killing Lions, from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Iraq
850 bce. Limestone 3’3” x 8’4”
Gate of Citadel of Sargon II. Iraq 742-706 bce.
Ishtar Gate from
Babylon, Iraq 575
bce. Glazed Brick
Bull Capital from Persepolis 500 bce
Rhyton. Achaemenid. 5th-
3rd centuries bce Gold.
Iran
Cycladic figurine, c.
2500 bce, marble, 30
in., Amorgos, Cyclades
(early bronze age).
Plan of Palace of Minos, Knossos, Crete 1700-
1300 bce
“Octopus Vase from
Palaikastro Crete 1500bce
11”
Interior, Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece 1300-1250bce
Rhyton in the shape of a lion’s
head. From a shaft grave at
Mycenae 1550 bce. Gold 8”
The Lioness Gate Mycenae, Greece 1250bce.
Female Figure. (Kore) 650bce
Limestone 24”
Battle of Gods and Giants, from north frieze of
Delphi 530bce Marble 26”
Treasury of Siphians. 525bce
The Parthenon. Akroplois, Athens 448-432 bce.
Theater at Pergamon
This had the steepest seating of any known
theater in the ancient world.