Woman from Willendorf, Austria. c. 22000–21,000 BCE. Limestone, h. 4 3/8”

Bird-headed Man with Bison, Lascaux caves. c. 15,000–13,000 BCE. Paint on limestone, l. 9'

House Interior, Skara Brae, Orkney Islands, Scotland, c. 3100–2600 BCE.

Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, c. 2750–1500 BCE.

Figure of a Woman, from Cernavoda, Romania, c. 3500 BCE. Ceramic, h. 4.5”

Figure of a Man, from Cernavoda, Romania, c. 3500 BCE. Ceramic, h. 4.5”

Horse and Sun Chariot, from Trunholm, Zealand, Denmark. c. 1800–1600 BCE. Bronze, l. 23 1/4”

Nanna Ziggurat, Ur, c. 2100–2050 BCE

Votive Statues, from the Square Temple, Eshnunna, c. 2900–2600 BCE. Limestone, alabaster, and gypsum, highest fig. 30"

Votive Statue of Gudea, from Lagash, c. 2120 BCE. Dorite, h. 29"

Stele of Hammurabi, from Susa. c. 1792-1750 BCE. Basalt, h. 7'

Assurnasipal II Killing Lions, from the palace complex of Assurnasipal II, Nimrud. c. 850 BCE. Alabaster, h. 39"

Reconstruction drawing of Babylon in the 6th century BCE.
Ishtar Gate, Babylon. c. 575 BCE. Glazed brick, h. 40', with towers rising to 100'

Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute, detail of a relief from the stairway leading to the Apandana, ceremonial complex, Persepolis, Iran. 491–486 BCE. Limestone, h. 8'4"

Palette of Narmer, from Hierakonpolis. Dyn 1, c. 3000 BCE. Mudstone, h. 25”

Stepped pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara. limestone, h. 204'

Menkaura and a Queen, from Giza, Dyn 4, c. 2500 BCE. Graywacke with traces of red and black paint, h. 54 1/2"

Seated Scribe, from the tomb of Kai, Saqqara. Dyn 5, c. 2494–2345 BCE. painted limestone with inlaid eyes, h. 21"

Nefertiti, from Akhetaten. Dyn. 18, c. 1352–1336 BCE. Painted limestone, h. 20"

Cycladic Figure, from the Cyclades, c. 2200 BCE. Marble

Bull Leaping, wall painting, from palace complex, Knossos. Late Minoan period, c. 1450–1375 BCE. Fresco