Statues from the Abu Temple at Tell Asmar, c. 2700–2500 B.C. Limestone, alabaster, and gypsum, tallest figure approx. 30 in. high.
Victory stele of Naram-Sin Akkadian Empire, Mesopotamia,
ca. 2,254 - 2,218 B.C.E.
Pink sandstone
6 ft 6 in. high
The Warka Vase, from Uruk, c. 3500–3000 B.C. Alabaster, 3 ft.
Standard of Ur from Tomb 779, Royal Cemetery Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar) Iraq ca. 2,600 B.C.E. wood, shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone approximately 8 x 19 in.
Stele with Code of Hammurabi, Babylon, Mesopotamia, ca. 1,792 - 1,750 B.C.E., basalt, Approx 7 ft high
Dying Lioness (detail of
The Great Lion Hunt), palace of King Assurnasirpal II, Nimrud, Iraq, ca. 668 - 627 B.C.E. alabaster relief panel, 13.75" h
Rosetta Stone, 196 BC, black basalt, 3'9" high
*written in 3 scripts: hieroglyphics, demotic, and Greek. (the key to decoding hieroglyphics).
Palette of Narmer, from Hierakonpolis, c. 3100 B.C. Slate, 25 in. high
Pyramids at Giza, Egypt, 2551-2472 BC, Old Kingdom
limestone
- built for Khufu. Khafre, & Menkaure (3 old kingdom pharaohs of the 4th dynasty)
- Khufu's is the largest at 480' high, each side of base 755' long
The Great Sphinx, Colossal statue of Khafre, Giza, c. 2520–2494 B.C. Limestone, 66 ft. high, 240 ft. long.
Canopic jars of Neskhons, From Deir el-Bahari, Upper Egypt
21st Dynasty, 1069-945 BC
containing organs removed during mummification
Statue of Hatshepsut as Pharaoh, 18th Dynasty, c. 1495 B.C.E. Granite, 7' 11" high.
Bust of Nefertiti 1349-1336 BCE painted limestone 19" high, Amarna period
Akhenaten and Nefertiti and their children, Amarna period, c. 1349 - 1336 BCE Painted limestone relief, 13 x 15"
Mask of Tutankhamun, c. 1327 B.C.E.
Gold inlaid with enamel and semiprecious stones, 21 1/4" high.
Female Cycladic idol, from Amorgos, 2700–2300 B.C. Marble, 4 ft. 101⁄2 in. (1.49 m) high
Toreador Fresco (also called
The Leaping Bull Fresco), from Knossos, Crete, c. 1500 B.C. Reconstructed fresco, 32 in. (81.3 cm) high (including border).
Snake Goddess, from Knossos, Crete, c. 1600 B.C. Faïence, 131⁄2 in. (34.3 cm) high
Octopus Vase, from Palaikastro, Crete, c. 1500 B.C. 11 in. (27.9 cm) high.
"Treasury" of Atreus, Mycenae, 13th century B.C. Diameter of interior 43 ft. , height 40 ft.; doorway 17 ft. 8 in. × 8 ft. 10 in.
Metropolitan Kouros, from Attica, c. 590–580 B.C. (Archaic Period). Naxian marble, H. without plinth: 76 in
Poseidon or Zeus (AKA
The Artemision Bronze), found in the sea off Cape Artemision, c. 450 B.C. Bronze, made using "lost wax casting" method, 6 ft. 101⁄4 in. (2.09 m) high
Myron,
Discobolus (
Discus Thrower), Roman copy of an ancient Greek bronze from c. 450 B.C.E., Classical Period, height 61 ins
Parthenon, Athens, 447–438 B.C. (Classical Period) Pentelic marble, 111 × 237 ft.
Winged Nike (
Winged Victory), from Samothrace, c. 190 B.C. (Hellenistic period), Marble, approx. 8 ft. (2.44 m) high.
Boxer (AKA
Seated Boxer), 2nd or early 1st century B.C. (Hellenistic period) Bronze, 4 ft. 21⁄2 in. (1.28 m) high.
Capitoline Wolf, previously believed c. 500B.C., now thought to be a Medieval copy, Bronze, 2 ft. 91⁄2 in. (85.1 cm) high.
Sarcophagus from Cerveteri, c. 520 B.C., Etruscan,Painted terra-cotta, 6 ft. 7 in. (2 m) long.
Scene from the back of a mirror from Volterra, showing Uni (equivalent to the Greek Hera and the Roman Juno) nursing Herakles in the presence of other gods, Etruscan, c. 350 –300 B.C. Bronze, engraved.
Liver of Piacenza, lifesize divination chart of a sheep liver, Etruscan, engraved bronze, ca 5 X 4 X 3 ins.
