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14 Cards in this Set
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VENUS OF WILLENDORF
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GENERAL PERIOD: Prehistoric
ORIGINAL SITE: Willendorf, Austria SPECIFIC PERIOD: Paleolithic DATE: 28000-23000 b.c. MEDIUM: Stone sculpture |
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CHINESE HORSE
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GENERAL PERIOD: Prehistoric
ORIGINAL SITE: Lascaux, France SPECIFIC PERIOD: Paleolithic DATE: 13000 b.c. MEDIUM: Paint on limestone rock |
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STONEHENGE
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GENERAL PERIOD: Prehistoric
ORIGINAL SITE: Salisbury Plain, England SPECIFIC PERIOD: Neolithic DATE: 2800-1500 b.c. MEDIUM: Post and lintel, sarson stone blocks forming a cromlech |
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STATUETTES FROM THE TEMPEL OF ABU (TELL ASMAR)
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GENERAL PERIOD: Mesopatamian
ORIGINAL SITE: Temple of Abu SPECIFIC PERIOD: Sumerian DATE: 2700-2500 b.c. MEDIUM: Limestone, alabaster and gypsum sculpture-in-the-round |
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STATUETTES FROM TEH TEMPLE OF ABU (HEAD OF AN AKKADIAN RULER FROM NINEVEH)
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GENERAL PERIOD: Mesopatamian
ORIGINAL SITE: Temple of Abu SPECIFIC PERIOD: Akkadian DATE: 2250 b.c. MEDIUM: Cast in bronze |
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VICTORY STELE OF NARAM-SIN
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GENERAL PERIOD: Mesopatamian
ORIGINAL SITE: Susa SPECIFIC PERIOD: Akkadian DATE: 2200 b.c. MEDIUM: Pink sandstone relief sculpture |
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GUDEA WITH TEMPLE PLAN
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GENERAL PERIOD: Mesopatamian
ORIGINAL SITE: Lagahsa SPECIFIC PERIOD: Neo-Sumerian DATE: 2150 b.c. MEDIUM: Diorite sculpture-in-the-round |
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STELE WITH LAW CODE OF HAMMURABI
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GENERAL PERIOD: Mesopatamian
ORIGINAL SITE: Susa SPECIFIC PERIOD: Babylonian DATE: 1780 b.c. MEDIUM: Basalt relief |
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KING ASSURNASIRPAL II HUNTING LIONS
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GENERAL PERIOD: Mesopatamian
ORIGINAL SITE: Nimrud SPECIFIC PERIOD: Assyrian DATE: 883-859 b.c. MEDIUM: Alabaster relief sculpture |
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VENUS OF WILLENDORF
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GENERAL PERIOD: Prehistoric
ORIGINAL SITE: Willendorf, Austria SPECIFIC PERIOD: Paleolithic DATE: 28000-23000 b.c. MEDIUM: Stone sculpture |
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CHINESE HORSE
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GENERAL PERIOD: Prehistoric
ORIGINAL SITE: Lascaux, France SPECIFIC PERIOD: Paleolithic DATE: 13000 b.c. MEDIUM: Paint on limestone rock |
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STONEHENGE
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GENERAL PERIOD: Prehistoric
ORIGINAL SITE: Salisbury Plain, England SPECIFIC PERIOD: Neolithic DATE: 2800-1500 b.c. MEDIUM: Post and lintel, sarson stone blocks forming a cromlech |
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STATUETTES FROM THE TEMPEL OF ABU (TELL ASMAR)
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GENERAL PERIOD: Mesopatamian
ORIGINAL SITE: Temple of Abu SPECIFIC PERIOD: Sumerian DATE: 2700-2500 b.c. MEDIUM: Limestone, alabaster and gypsum sculpture-in-the-round |
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STATUETTES FROM TEH TEMPLE OF ABU (HEAD OF AN AKKADIAN RULER FROM NINEVEH)
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GENERAL PERIOD: Mesopatamian
ORIGINAL SITE: Temple of Abu SPECIFIC PERIOD: Akkadian DATE: 2250 b.c. MEDIUM: Cast in bronze |
