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a. Lion-Human


b. Hohlenstein, Germany


c. Prehistoric


d. Paleolithic, 30,000-26,000 BCE


e. Demonstrates the relationship of humans and animals. Relationship with natural world. Every part of the animal is used (bones for houses, flesh and organs for food) Made from bone (telling us that every part of an animal was used for something)

a. Woman from Brassempouy


b. Grotte du Pape, Brassempouy, Landes, France


c. Prehistoric


d. Paleolithic, 30,000 BCE


e. communicative tool, focus on brow and nose

a. Spotted Horses and Human Hands


b. Dordogne, France


c. Prehistoric


d. Paleolithic, Horse 25,000–24,000 BCE; hand 15,000 BCE


e. Communication and Education, Documentation/ tells story, Could be a “how-to” for hunting and documenting native animals in the areas, Spiritual/ ritual activity (maybe prehunting), Could also be a “thank you” to the animals, Found deep in the caves, Handprint shows relationship between human and horse

a. Woman from Willendorf


b. Austria


c. Prehistoric


d. Paleolithic, c. 24,000 BCE


e. Fertility and maternity, Focus on female body, Transfer shows friendliness between groups, Rounded and Rough, Size supports Paleolithic lifestyle, communicative tool used to show other civilizations how they are similar

a. Wall painting with horses, aurochs (ancient oxen), and rhinoceroses


b. Chauvet Cave. Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, Ardeche Gorge, France


c. Prehistoric


d. Paleolithic, 32,000-30,000 BCE


e. Chaotic, Herd-running/motion, Could show pre-hunting ritual, Cave paintings used for documentation, Could have religious meaning, Could be used to thank animals for providing for them

a. Hall of Bulls


b. Lascaux Cave. Dordogne, France


c. Prehistoric


d. Paleolithic, 15,000 BCE


e. one of most famous paintings

a. Bird-headed Man with Bison


b. Lascaux Caves, France


c. Prehistoric


d. Paleolithic, 15,000 BCE


e. Weapons, Human in Drawing, Animal horns look pointed towards fallen human, Erect Peni are common in this time period

a. Bison


b. cave at Altamira, Spain


c. Prehistoric


d. Paleolithic, 12,500 BCE


e. Neutral rocks to support art, Entopic: hallucinogenic component, people who painted these may have been doing something to have hallucinations

a. Stonehenge


b. Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England


c. Prehistoric


d. Early Dynastic, 2,900-1,500 BCE


e. Circular, Coordination of Group labor, Ceremonial of afterlife, Burial sites nearby, required cognition, village for afterlife, used as agricultural calendar

a. Catalhoyuk


b. Turkey


c. Prehistoric


d. Neolithic, 7,500-5,700 BCE


e. lacking windows and doors


travel by roof/community activity was by roof


all houses connected and shared walls


structure was built to hold specific activity (form suggests specific function)


construction helps to regulate temperature


deceased were buried under houses in fetal position (ancestors were valued)


agglutinative-no planning, added one at a time

a. Head of a Woman, Mask of Warka


b. Uruk (present-day Warka, Iraq)


c. Ancient Near East


d. Uruk Period, 3,300-3,000 BCE


e. artifact from the city of Uruk, stolen from Iraq museum

a. Anu Ziggurat and White Temple


b. Uruk


c. Ancient Near East


d. Uruk Period, 3,100 BCE


e. temples/food storage (linked to religion), Uruk is the first site where all this technology emerged and supported that hierarchy, thousands of seal impressions (sealing a product with a specific impression so the consumer knows who it is from), images start having meaning of possession or purpose/system of exchange, emergence of priest-king, Cuneiform writing emerges, mud-brick that melts away, food and artifact storage, bent-axis plan, theocracy

a. Carved Vessel


b. Uruk


c. Ancient Near East


d. Uruk Period, 3,300-3,000 BCE


e. represents the different tiers of society, priestess and priest-king, helps us understand different levels of society, priestess with thumb to chin is a form of thanks

a. Votive Statues


b. Square Temple, Eshnunna


c. Ancient Near East


d. Early Dynastic Period, 2,900-2,600 BCE


e. striking visual characteristics, portrayed humans, relationship between person who dedicates and deity similar to voodoo dolls

a. Cylinder Seal and its Modern Impression


b. tomb of Queen Puabi, Ur


c. Ancient Near East


d. Early Dynastic Period, 3,000-2,300 BCE


e. from royal cemetery, may have been used in clothing

a. The Great Lyre with Bull's Head


b. Royal Tomb, Ur


c. Ancient Near East


d. Early Dynastic Period, 2,600-2,500 BCE


e. image from soundbox of the harp, depicts creatures (scorpion man and stag acting as a human)




a. Sargon's Head


b. Nineveh (present-day Iraq)


c. Ancient Near East


d. Akkadian Period, 2,300-2,200 BCE


e. intentionally mutilated (eyes and ears), eyebrows, beard, lips very detailed

a. Stele of Naram-Sin


b. Sippar, found in Susa


c. Ancient Near East


d. Akkadian Period, 2,254-2,218 BCE


e. emergence of a territorial leader, military battle marching up the mountain shows a distinct leader, focuses more on making mention of specific places, isocephaly (everyone has same head)

a. Votive Statue of Gudea


b. Girsu


c. Ancient Near East


d. Ur III Period, 2,090 BCE


e. religious hymns engrained on robe, wearing priest attire, strong looking body (powerful military leader), face is startled giving water

a. Stele of Hammurabi


b. Sippar, found at Susa


c. Ancient Near East


d. Old Babylonian Period, 1,792-1,750 BCE


e. known for being a ruthless military leader, powerful administrator, something being handed over, god is seated. Horned head, dessvisual act of permission to enact code of laws

a. Human-Headed Winged Lion


b. Dur Sharrukin, Iraq


c. Ancient Near East


d. Neo-Babylonian period, 721-706 BCE


e. serve as protective figures, purpose is to strike fear. Apotropaic extra leg so you can see all four legs from every perspective

a. Assurnasirpal II


b. Kalhu, Iraq


c. Ancient Near East


d. Assyrian period, 875-860 BCE


e. power of hunt, showing control over the most powerful animal, similar to bull fighting

a. Assurbanipal and his Queen in the Garden


b. Nineveh, Iraq


c. Ancient Near East


d. Neo-Babylonian Period, 647 BCE


e. head of man (king) from tribe that he defeated, attendants serving and fanning king and queen, garden of luxury and relaxation

a. Apadana of Darius I and Xerxes I


b. Persepolis, Iran


c. Ancient Near East


d. Persian Period, 518-460 BCE


e. modeled after tents, textile roofs, poles with capitals to hold fabrics, permanent but not made of stone, figures giving tribute depicted on walls

a. Darius and Xerxes receiving Tribute


b. Persepolis, Iran


c. Ancient Near East


d. Persian Period, 491-486 BCE


e. Assyrian styles of art but much more static. Geometric

a. The Standard of Ur


b. Royal Cemetery, Ur


c. Ancient Near East


d. Early Dynastic period, 2,600 BCE


e. paratactic posture, three registers, Wat sequence. Strides increase show increase in speed/motion, social perspective, king is larger, prisoners are bound feast with toasts and music, made with mother of pearl, lapis, carnelian, bitumen

a. The Palette of Narmer


b. Hierakonopolis, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. Early Dynastic Period, 2,950 BCE


e. historical document, intro to Egyptian art style, Narmer is bigger than other characters, Paratactic pose (Narmer), other side is broken up into more registers, narration of unification of upper and lower regions of Egypt, white crown of upper egypt (left), red crown of lower egypt (right), serekh= earliest hieroglyphic, symbol for palace wall

a. Reconstruction Image of Djoser Funerary Complex


b. Saqqara, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. Third Dynasty, 2,630-2,575 BCE


e. architect= Imhotep, social hierarchy emerges through burial patterns, place of gathering/community, beginning of pyramid tradition, sed festival house

a. Step Pyramid and Sham buildings


b. Saqqara, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. Third Dynasty, 2,630-2,575 BCE


e. Almost everyone buried in Egypt buried in the same way, Pharaohs buried in huge complexes, layers of mastabas in decreasing size

a. Great Sphinx, Funerary Complex of Khafre


b. Giza, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. Old Kingdom Period, 2,520-2,494 BCE


e. standard mode for portraiture, apotropaic protection, scare off evil features

a. Khafre


b. Giza, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. Old Kingdom Period, 2,520-2,494 BCE


e. 4th Dynasty, made of diorite, long beard is symbol of being deified, holding document that affirms leadership, nemes headdress (high priest), papyrus stalk and lotus flower (important symbol for kingship) very fit/toned/youthful/elegant, Ka statue

a. Menkaure and a Queen


b. Giza, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. Old Kingdom Period, 2,490-2,472 BCE


e. 4th dynasty, same dynastic line as Khafre, smooth,realistic, buffer, less delicate than Khafre, walking/movement, Queen’s dress is see through so you can see beauty of body, Queen is holding him/protecting

a. Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt


b. Saqqara, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. Old Kingdom Period, 2,450-2,325 BCE


e. hunting, Ti is larger, shows status. Not actually doing the hunting, branches on top with animals and flowers, figures in boats, not naturalistically rendered, conceptually rendered, 5th dynasty

a. Picking Figs


b. Beni Hasan, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. Middle Kingdom, 1890 BCE


e. awkward style, not beautifully rendered, intermediate development, 12th Dynasty

a. Stele of Sculptor Userwer


b. Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. Middle Kingdom, 1850 BCE


e. 12th Dynasty/Middle Kingdom, different registers, not entirely finished, wife embracing husband again, procession and making offerings, hieroglyphs, could be instructions or prayer, for the middle class

a. Stele of Amenemhat


b. Assasif, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. Middle Kingdom Period, 2000 BCE


e. Late 11th dynasty, also for middle class, hieroglyphs could be like speech bubbles

a. Hatshepsut Kneeling


b. Deir el-Bahri, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. New Kingdom Period, 1473-1456 BCE


e. female pharaoh, holding oil jugs, lot’s of propaganda, very masculine statue to keep up image but also feminine because it is not as muscular

a. Ramose's Brother May and his Wife Werner


b. Thebes, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. New Kingdom Period, 1,375-1,365 BCE


e. features on face very delicateshoulders and waist very hourglassdepict moment of transition between Amenhotep III and IV

a. Colossal Figure of Akhenaten


b. Gempaaten, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. New Kingdom 1353-1336 BCE


e. Amarna period, white and red crown, unmuscularprotruding stomach, arms crossed, holding crook and flail, androgynous

a. Akhenaten and his Family


b. Akhenaten, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. New Kingdom, 1353-1336 BCE


e. Aten watching over family, Physical/intimate connection, Shows children, they are his prodigy, kissing daughter, children pointing at sun, middle empty except for sun, Armana period

a. Queen Tiy


b. Kom Medinet el-Ghurab, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. New Kindom, 1352 BCE


e. Akhenaten's mother, beginning of changes, probably had a lot to do with it, reveals bone structure, arched brows, uptilted eyes, full lips

a. Nefertiti


b. Akhenaten, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. New Kingdom, 1353-1336 BCE


e. idealistic expression of beauty

a. Inner Coffin of Tutankhamen


b. Valley of the Kings, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. New Kingdom, 1332-1322 BCE


e. one of poorest pharoahs, preserved tomb, died young

a. fish-shaped perfume bottle


b. Akhenaten, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. New Kingdom 1353-1336 BCE


e. more prized for its commodity inside than the actual vessel itself

a. Temple of Ramses II


b. Abu Simbel, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. New Kingdom 1279-1213


e. massive structures to glorify himself, interior style of state temple, carved out of cliff, located at Abu Simbel not funerary monuments

a. Queen Nefertari making an Offering to Isis


b. Valley of the Queens, Egypt


c. Egyptian


d. New Kingdom 1290-1224


e.

a. Figure of a Woman


b. Cyclades, Greece


c. Aegean


d. Early Cycladic 2600-2400 BCE


e. Geometric, essence of human, captures component of every human;s body, surface decorations unique (red lines), paint put on over period of timelike a diary, personal amulet, record of time