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Nude Woman, AKA…
Venus of Willendorf
Found in Willendorf, Austria
Paleolithic Age
Made of limestone
Stands at 4 3/8”
Believed to be a self portrait or fertility figure but the true purpose is unknown.
Hall of Bulls
Lascaux Cave in Dordogne, France
Paleolithic Age
Paint on limestone
Painted to ensure a successful hunt, also thought to be used for religious rites.
Rhinoceros, Wounded man, and Disemboweled Bison
Also found in Lascaux Cave in Dordogn, France (along side the Hall of Bulls)
Paleolithic Age
Paint on limestone
Purpose is unknown but believed to be depicting a hunting scene or story.
Human skull with restored features
Found in Jericho
Neolithic Age
Featured modeled in plaster painted and inlaid with seashells, life-sized.
Purpose was to commemorate and respect family ancestors.
Stonehenge
found in Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England
Neolithic Age
Purpose is unknown but thought to be a sort of temple or observatory.
White Temple
found in Uruk, Iraq
Sumer Age
Used to honor the sky god Anu and serve as the center of the city.
Statuettes of Worshippers from the Square Temple
Found at Eshnunna, Iraq
Sumer Age
Made from gypsum
Used to serve as a physical representation of individuals offering prayers to the gods on their behalf.
Standard of Ur
From tomb 779 at the Royal Cemetery in Ur, Iraq
Sumer Age
Made from wood, lapis lazuli, shell and red limestone
8” x 1’ 7”
The purpose remains unknown but believed to have been symbolic representation of the power and dual roles of the Sumerian king
Nanna Ziggurat
found in Ur, Iraq
Neo-Sumerian Age
Made of Diorite
Built as a temple and religious center for the moon god Nanna.
Gudea Seated, holding the plan of the temple
From Grisu, Iraq
Neo-Sumerian Age
Diorite
Meant to represent Gudea in temples, to pray for him and receive offerings.
Gudea seated, holding an overflowing water jar
Found in the Temple of Gershwin-Nanna in Girsu, Iraq
Neo-Sumerian Age
Made from Calcite
Symbolizes the prosperity Gudea brings to the people.
Stele with the laws of Hammurabi
Found in Susa, Iraq (originally in Babylon, Iraq)
Babylon Age
Made of Basalt, sits about 7’ 4” high
Shows the king receiving authority from the sun god Shamash. Contains over 300 laws that reflect the culture and issues of ancient Mesopotamia.
Palace of Darius and Xerxes
found in Persepolis, Iraq
Achaemenid Empire (Persia) age
It’s a palace. Pretty self explanatory.
Stepped Pyramid of Zoser
Found in Saqqara
Egypt—Old Kingdom Age
Architect: Imhotep
Not simply a grave for the king, but was made to facilitate a successful afterlife for the king so that he could be entirely reborn.
Mankaure and Queen, probably Khamerernebty II
Found in Giza, Egypt
Egypt—Old Kingdom
Made of greywacke and paint
Created to house the couples souls in the after life
Seated Scribe
found in Saqqara
Egypt—Old Kingdom
Painted limestone, wooden nipples, eyes of crystal
A funerary sculpture made for a tomb
Butcher
found in the Tomb of Irukaptah, Saqqara
Egypt—Old Kingdom
painted limestone, knife restored
Meant to accompany the tomb owner into the afterlife.
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