 Head from Nimrud of 9th c BC |
 Head of official from Egypt 1783 BC |
 Scribe and wife of Egypt of 25th c BC |
 Greek geometric vase of 8th c BC |
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| Head from Nimrud of 9th c BC |
Head of official from Egypt 1783 BC |
Scribe and wife of Egypt of 25th c BC |
Greek geometric vase of 8th c BC |
 Kissing couple on Greek vase of 460BC |
 China: Jars of Majiayzo culture 2400BC |
 And 3000BC |
 Map |
 Jade of Liangzhu culture of 3rd millennium BC |
 Jade of Liangzhu culture of 3rd millennium BC |
 Bronze of Shang culture of 13th c BC |
 Bronze of Shang culture of 12th c BC (animal!) |
 Bronze of Shang culture 12th c BC |
 Bronze of Shang culture 12th c BC |
 Zhou 11th c BC |
 Zhou 11th c BC |
 Zhou 6th c BC |
 Zhou 5th c BC (huge bell) |
 Han miniature house of 2nd c AD |
 Stone urn of 3rd c AD |
 Jain statue of Sarasvati of 13th from Karnataka |
 Earthware horse of Tang 8th c AD |
 Mexico Nayarit culture house of 200 AD |
 Mexico Nayarit culture ritual of 200 AD |
 Mexico Nayarit culture chief of 500 AD |
 Map |
 Moche chiefs (500 AD) |
 British cottage of 1714 (Thorne miniature collection, Art Institute of Chicago) |
 Massachusetts 1675 |
 Massachusetts 1768 |
 French 1500 |
 French salon 1720 |
 French boudoir 1760 |
 Museum of Science and Industry |
 Museum of Science and Industry |
 Stephenson's 1829 "Rocket" locomotive |
 Coal locomotive of 1893 ("Engine 999" for the "Empire State Express") that reached 181 km/h |
 Chicago skyline |
 Chicago skyline |
 Chicago skyline |
 Chicago skyline |
 Horse streetcar of 1870 |
 Seattle skyline |
 Stagecoach |
 Conestoga |
 Moon, 1971 |
 Galley of Venezia (1650) |
 British ship for the East Indies (1752) |
 British ship who sailed to the USA in 67 days, bringing the pilgrims who founded Plymouth (1620) |
 Columbus' "Santa Maria" (1492) |
 Fulton's steamboat "Clermont", that traveled from New York to Albany in 32 hours (1807) |
 Mississippi riverboat (1886) |
 German freighter (1905) |
 Japanese freighter (1904) |
 USA liner (1888) |
 German liner, largest ship in the world till 1935 (1914) |
 Benz of 1896 |
 Spread of agriculture |
 Pre-pottery house of Jarmo (9-7,000 BC) |
 Pre-historic Mesopotamia |
 Hassuna pottery (6,200 BC) |
 Hassuna house (5,700 BC) |
 Succession of temples at Eridu over 5,000 years |
 Oeili (Ubaid-1 culture, 5,800-5,200 BC) |
 Ubaid 2-4 pottery (5,200-4,900 BC) |
 Late Ubaid culture (4,900-4,000 BC) |
 Early Sumerian pottery |
 Middle Assyrian period (1,500-1,150 BC) |
 Relief from Ashurnasirpal II's palace in Nimrud (870BC) |
 Persian empire |
 Chicago stone (2,600 BC) |
 Hammurabi code (Louvre, Paris) |
 Hammurabi code (Louvre, Paris) |
 Hammurabi code (Louvre, Paris) |
 Hammurabi code (Louvre, Paris) |
 Sikkati in Sumerian and Akkadian (1,749 BC) |
 Tablet of 1,800 BC |
 Temple at Khafajah (2,900-2,300 BC) |
 Temple furniture |
 Temple furniture |
 Temple furniture |
 Sargon's palace at Khorsabad (721 BC) |
 Colossal reliefs from throne room |
 Colossal reliefs from throne room |
 Colossal reliefs from throne room |
 Colossal reliefs from throne room |
 Colossal reliefs from throne room |
 Colossal reliefs from throne room |
 Colossal reliefs from throne room |
 Reconstruction |
 Clay prism (700 BC) |
 Tutankhamen |
 Tutankhamen |
 Persepolis (Oriental Institute, Chicago) |
 Persepolis (Oriental Institute, Chicago) |
 Persepolis (Oriental Institute, Chicago) |
(Copyright © 2003 Piero Scaruffi | Legal
restrictions - Termini d'uso )