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Egypt - Palette of King Narmer

Early dynastic Egypt, c. 3000-2920 BCE. Mudstone. Depicts Pharaoh Narmer's unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.

Egypt - Seated Scribe

Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty, c. 2620-2500 BCE. Painted limestone with rock crystal, magnesite, and copper/arsenic inlay for the eyes. Found near the tomb of Kai at Saqqara.

Egypt - Great Pyramids (Menkaure, Khafre, Khufu) and Great Sphinx

Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty, c. 2550-2490 BCE. Giza, Egypt. Cut limestone. Served as tombs for pharaohs.

Egypt - King Menkaure and Queen

Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty, c. 2490-2472 BCE. Greywacke. Idealized depiction of the rulers.

Egypt - Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall

New Kingdom, c. 1550-1250 BCE. Karnak, near Luxor, Egypt. Cut sandstone and mudbrick. A vast complex dedicated to the gods.

Egypt - Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, c. 1479-1458 BCE. Near Luxor, Egypt. Sandstone, partially carved into a rock cliff, and red granite. Dedicated to the female pharaoh Hatshepsut.

Egypt - Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and three daughters

New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, Amarna period, c. 1353-1336 BCE. Limestone relief. Depicts the pharaoh Akhenaten and his family in a more naturalistic style.

Egypt - Tutankhamun's tomb, innermost coffin

New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, c. 1323 BCE. Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones. Discovered in the Valley of the Kings.

Egypt - Last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb (page from the 'Book of the Dead')

New Kingdom, Nineteenth Dynasty, c. 1275 BCE. Painted papyrus scroll. Illustrates the journey of the deceased in the afterlife.

Sumerian - Standard of Ur from Royal Tombs at Ur

Sumerian, c. 2600-2400 BCE. Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone. Depicts 'War' and 'Peace' sides.

Sumerian - White Temple and its ziggurat

Sumerian, Uruk (modern Warka, Iraq), c. 3500-3000 BCE. Mudbrick. Dedicated to the sky god Anu.

Sumerian - Statues of votive figures, from the Square Temple at Eshnunna

Sumerian, c. 2700 BCE. Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone. Represent worshippers in perpetual prayer.

Persian - Audience Hall (apadana) of Darius and Xerxes

Persian, c. 520-465 BCE. Limestone. Persepolis, Iran. Features monumental columns and relief sculptures.

Assyrian - Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II, Khorsabad

Assyrian, c. 720-705 BCE. Alabaster. Human-headed winged bulls that served as guardian figures.

Babylonian - Ishtar Gate

Neo-Babylonian, c. 605-562 BCE. Glazed brick. Babylon (modern Iraq). Features images of mushussu dragons and aurochs.

Egypt - Palette of King Narmer

Early dynastic Egypt, c. 3000-2920 BCE. Mudstone. Depicts Pharaoh Narmer's unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.

Egypt - Seated Scribe

Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty, c. 2620-2500 BCE. Painted limestone with rock crystal, magnesite, and copper/arsenic inlay for the eyes. Found near the tomb of Kai at Saqqara.

Egypt - Great Pyramids (Menkaure, Khafre, Khufu) and Great Sphinx

Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty, c. 2550-2490 BCE. Giza, Egypt. Cut limestone. Served as tombs for pharaohs.

Egypt - King Menkaure and Queen

Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty, c. 2490-2472 BCE. Greywacke. Idealized depiction of the rulers.

Egypt - Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall

New Kingdom, c. 1550-1250 BCE. Karnak, near Luxor, Egypt. Cut sandstone and mudbrick. A vast complex dedicated to the gods.

Egypt - Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, c. 1479-1458 BCE. Near Luxor, Egypt. Sandstone, partially carved into a rock cliff, and red granite. Dedicated to the female pharaoh Hatshepsut.

Egypt - Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and three daughters

New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, Amarna period, c. 1353-1336 BCE. Limestone relief. Depicts the pharaoh Akhenaten and his family in a more naturalistic style.

Egypt - Tutankhamun's tomb, innermost coffin

New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, c. 1323 BCE. Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones. Discovered in the Valley of the Kings.

Egypt - Last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb (page from the 'Book of the Dead')

New Kingdom, Nineteenth Dynasty, c. 1275 BCE. Painted papyrus scroll. Illustrates the journey of the deceased in the afterlife.

Sumerian - Standard of Ur from Royal Tombs at Ur

Sumerian, c. 2600-2400 BCE. Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone. Depicts 'War' and 'Peace' sides.

Sumerian - White Temple and its ziggurat

Sumerian, Uruk (modern Warka, Iraq), c. 3500-3000 BCE. Mudbrick. Dedicated to the sky god Anu.

Sumerian - Statues of votive figures, from the Square Temple at Eshnunna

Sumerian, c. 2700 BCE. Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone. Represent worshippers in perpetual prayer.

Persian - Audience Hall (apadana) of Darius and Xerxes

Persian, c. 520-465 BCE. Limestone. Persepolis, Iran. Features monumental columns and relief sculptures.

Assyrian - Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II, Khorsabad

Assyrian, c. 720-705 BCE. Alabaster. Human-headed winged bulls that served as guardian figures.

Babylonian - Ishtar Gate

Neo-Babylonian, c. 605-562 BCE. Glazed brick. Babylon (modern Iraq). Features images of mushussu dragons and aurochs.

Babylonian - Code of Hammurabi

Babylonian, c. 1792-1750 BCE. Basalt stele. From Susa (modern Iran). Features Hammurabi receiving laws from the sun god Shamash, with cuneiform inscription of his legal code.