Sumer + Egypt Arts

Bull's Head Lyre (Lyre of Ur)

Period: Early Dynastic III Period of Ancient Mesopotamia

Year: ~2600 BCE

Artist: UNKNOWN

Law Code of Hammurabi

Period: Old Babylonian Period

Year: ~1700 BCE

Artist: Hammurabi

Pyramid of Djoser (Step Pyramid of Djoser)

Period: Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

Year: ~2650 BCE

Artist: Imhotep

Pyramids of Giza

Period: Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt

Years: ~2550–2450 BCE

Artist: Hemiunu for Great Pyramid, other 2 UNKNOWN

Pyramid Names:

•The Great Pyramid of Giza (Pyramid of Khufu) (Right)

•Pyramid of Khafre (Middle)

•Pyramid of Menkaure (Left)

The Sphinx

Period: Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt

Year: ~2550–2450 BCE

Artist: UNKNOWN

Nefertiti Bust

Period: 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (1st Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt)

Year: ~1370-1340 BCE

Artist: Thutmose

Ziggurat

Period: Ancient Mesopotamia

Year: 3000 BCE

Artist: Various Civilizations

Djeser-Djeseru (The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut)

Period: 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (1st Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt)

Year: ~1450 BCE

Artist: Senenmut

King Tutankhamun Mummy Case

Period: 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (1st Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt)

Year: ~1338 BCE

Artist: Anonymous Royal Artisans & Painters

Menkaure and Khamerernebty II Statue

Period: Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt

Year: ~2550–2450 BCE

Artist: Anonymous Royal Sculptor