AP Art History

Terracotta Fragment

1000BC, Neolithic, Soloman Islands, dentate stamping

Stonehenge

2500-1600BC, Neolithic, Wiltshire England, Sandstone

Apollo 11 Stones

25500-25300BC, Paleolithic, Quartzite, fertility, earliest piece of art discovered

Running Horned Women

6000-4000BC, Neolithic, Algeria, wall of canyon, holy/goddess, better quality b/c agriculture

Beaker with Ibex motifs

4200-3500BC, Susa Iran, Paid art, burial accessory, 3 registers

Great Hall of the Bulls

15000-13000 BC, Paleolithic, rock painting, Lascaux France, Hunter gatherers

Tlatilco female figurine

1200-900BC, Neolithic, central Mexico, fertility, 2 head = life/death

Jade cong

3300-2200BC, Neolithic, paid work, Liangshzu China, Burial item, round = heaven, square = earth, jade = beauty/durability/subtlety

The Ambum Stone

1500BC, Neolithic, Papua New Guinea, spiritual stone, greywacke stone, anteater human

Anthropomorphic Stele

4000-3001BC, gravestone, Neolithic, Arabian peninsula, sandstone, low relief, wealth, trade routes

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine

14000-7000BC, Paleolithic, central Mexico, pelvic bone, fertility, ceremonial mask