Unit 2 Pt 1: Early Ancient Empire AP Art History

Only includes Sumerian, Neo-Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, & Egyptian art.

White Temple & its Ziggurat

Sumerian; Warka, Iraq

White Temple & its Ziggurat

3500 - 3000 BCE

White Temple & its Ziggurat

Mud-brick architecture

White Temple & its Ziggurat

Statues of Votive Figures from the Square Temple of Eshnunna

Sumerian; Tell Asmar, Iraq

Statues of Votive Figures from the Square Temple of Eshnunna

2700 BCE

Statues of Votive Figures from the Square Temple of Eshnunna

Gypsum, shell, & black limestone

Statues of Votive Figures from the Square Temple of Eshnunna

Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at Ur

Sumerian; Tell er-Muqayyar, Iraq

Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at Ur

2600 - 2400 BCE

Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at Ur

Wood, shell, lapis lazuli, & red limestone

Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at Ur

Code of Hammurabi

Babylonian; Babylon, Iran

Code of Hammurabi

1792 - 1750 BCE

Code of Hammurabi

Basalt

Code of Hammurabi

Citadel at Sargon II

Assyrian; Khorsabad, Iraq

Citadel at Sargon II

720 BCE

Citadel at Sargon II

Mud-brick (reconstruction drawing)

Citadel at Sargon II

Lamassu from the Citadel at Sargon II

Assyrian; Citadel at Sargon II, Khorsabad, Iraq

Lamassu from the Citadel at Sargon II

720 - 705 BCE

Lamassu from the Citadel at Sargon II

Alabaster

Lamassu from the Citadel at Sargon II

Apanda Audience Hall & Stairway of Darius & Xerxes

Persian; Persepolis, Iran

Apanda Audience Hall & Stairway of Darius & Xerxes

520 - 465 BCE

Apanda Audience Hall & Stairway of Darius & Xerxes

Limestone

Apanda Audience Hall & Stairway of Darius & Xerxes

Palace of Darius I

Persian; Persepolis, Iran

Palace of Darius I

500 BCE

Palace of Darius I

Mud-brick with stone facing (plan)

Palace of Darius I

Palette of King Narmer

Predynastic Era; Temple of Horus, Egypt

Palette of King Narmer

3000 - 2920 BCE

Palette of King Narmer

Greywacke

Palette of King Narmer

Seated Scribe

Old Kingdom; Saqqara, Egypt

Seated Scribe

2620 - 2500 BCE

Seated Scribe

Painted limestone

Seated Scribe

Great Pyramids

Old Kingdom; Giza, Egypt

Great Pyramids

2550 - 2490 BCE

Great Pyramids

Cut limestone architecture

Great Pyramids

Khafre Enthroned

Old Dynasty; Kafre’s tomb, Giza, Egypt

Khafre Enthroned

2520 - 2494 BCE

Khafre Enthroned

Diorite

Khafre Enthroned

King Menkaure & Queen

Old Kingdom; Menkaure’s pyramid, Giza, Egypt

King Menkaure & Queen

2490 - 2472 BCE

King Menkaure & Queen

Greywacke statue

King Menkaure & Queen

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

New Kingdom; Luxor, Egypt

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

1473 - 1458 BCE

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

Sandstone, rock cliff, and red granite

Mortuary Temple of Hathsepsut

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

New Kingdom; Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Luxor, Egypt

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

1473 - 1458 BCE

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

Red granite

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

Temple of Amun-Re

New Kingdom; Karnak, Luxor, Egypt

Temple of Amun-Re

1550 BCE

Temple of Amun-Re

Mud-brick & cut sandstone architecture

Temple of Amun-Re

Hypostyle Hall at Temple of Amun-Re

New Kingdom; Temple of Amun-Re, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt

Hypostyle Hall at Temple of Amun-Re

1250 BCE

Hypostyle Hall at Temple of Amun-Re

Cut sandstone and mud-brick

Hypostyle Hall at Temple of Amun-Re

Akhenaton

Amarna Period; Amana, Egypt (1)

Akhenaton

1355 - 1335 BCE

Akhenaton

Sandstone statue

Akhenaton

Akhenaton Nefertiti & Three Daughters

Armana Period; Amana, Egypt (2)

Akhenaton Nefertiti & Three Daughters

Limestone

Akhenaton Nefertiti & Three Daughters

Queen Nefertiti

Artist: Thutmose

Queen Nefertiti

Armana Period; Amana, Egypt (3)

Queen Nefertiti

1355 - 1335 BCE

Queen Nefertiti

Painted limestone

Queen Nefertiti

Death Mask of Tutankhamen & Innermost Coffin

New Kingdom; The Valley of Kings, Egypt

Death Mask of Tutankhamen & Innermost Coffin

1323 BCE

Death Mask of Tutankhamen & Innermost Coffin

Gold inlaid w/ enamel and semiprecious stones

Death Mask of Tutankhamen & Innermost Coffin

Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer from the Book of the Dead

New Kingdom; Egypt

Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer from the Book of the Dead

1275 BCE

Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer from the Book of the Dead

Painted papyrus scroll

Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer from the Book of the Dead