Egypt
 Jar with boat procession (36-33rd c BC) |
 Man 25th BC from El Kab |
 Gneiss statue of King Sahure & God 25th c BC |
 Nikari's family (chief of granary) 25th c BC |
 Friends of the king 25th c BC |
 King Nebhetepre Mentuhotep I who reunited Egypt in the 21st c BC (the beginning of the Middle Kingdom) |
 House model from the tomb of Meketre 20th c BC |
 House model from the tomb of Meketre 20th c BC |
 Boat model from the tomb of Meketre 20th c BC |
 Boat model from the tomb of Meketre 20th c BC |
 Sphinx king Senwosret III 19th c BC |
 Sphinx king Senwosret III 19th c BC |
 Coffin of Khnumnakht 19th c BC |
 Coffin of Khnumnakht 19th c BC |
 Granite sphinx of Hatshepsut 15th c BC |
 Granite sphinx of Hatshepsut 15th c BC |
 Granite sphinx of Hatshepsut 15th c BC |
 Coffin of Khonsu from tomb of Sennedjem 13th c BC |
 Coffin of Tabakmut 10th c BC |
 Coffin of Tabakmut 10th c BC |
 Coffin of Henettawy 10th c BC |
 Statue of Yuny 13th c BC |
 Jar (3,300 BC) |
 Statue (2,500 BC) |
 King Sahure and a god (2,446 BC) |
 Demedji and Hennutsen (2,438 BC) |
 Nikare and family (2,380 BC) |
 Chapel of Kacsemu (2,389 BC) |
 Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC) |
 Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC) |
 Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC) |
 Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC) |
 Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC) |
 Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC) |
 Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC) |
 Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC) |
 Queen Hatshepsut |
 Queen Hatshepsut |
 Queen Hatshepsut |
 Queen Hatshepsut |
 The scribe Harembab (1,323 BC) |
 Sarcophagus of Harkhebi (525 BC) |
 Dynasties 21-25 |
 Dynasties 21-25 |
 Dynasties 21-25 |
 Dynasties 21-25 |
 Goddess Sakhmet (1,352 BC) |
Rome and Greece
 Rome: Sarcophagus 312 AD with gospel scenes |
 Greek World |
 Greek World |
 Greek World |
 Greek World |
 Greek World |
 Greek World |
 Cyclads 2700 BC |
 Cyclads 2300 BC |
 Cyclads 2750 BC |
 Cyclads 2750 BC |
 Mycenae 13th c BC |
 Mycenae 13th c BC |
 8th c BC |
 8th c BC |
 7th c BC (Herakles fighting the centaur Nessos) |
 Nakio runners 530 BC |
 Kouros 7th c BC |
 Red on black: by Andokides 530 BC |
 ditto |
 ditto |
 by Euphronion 515 BC |
 by Euphronion 515 BC |
Ancient Near East
 450 BC |
 Statue of Gudea, Sumerian king of Lagash, 2100 BC |
 ditto |
 Uruk: administrative tablet 3000 BC (wheat and barley) |
 Uruk: administrative tablet 3000 BC (grant of land to temple official) |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (9th BC) |
 ditto |
 ditto |
 ditto |
 South Arabian, 100 BC |
 Woman from South Arabia, 2,000 BC |
 Cyprus terracotta 2,000 BC |
 Cyprus: 5,500 BC of diabase stone |
 Cyprus: copper lingot 1450-1050 BC |
 Sumerian: Standing male worshipping, from temple of Abu at Eshnunna |
 Lebanon: copper statue 2500 BC |
 Sha'ar Hagolan, Israel (Yarmukian culture) 6-7,000 BC |
 Sha'ar Hagolan 6-7,000 BC |
 Sha'ar Hagolan 6-7,000 BC |
 Mesopotamia: goddess 6-7,000 BC |
 Ossuary of Azor, Canaan 3-4,000 BC shaped like building |
 Uruk 3100 BC |
 Ceramic jar 3200 BC from Iran |
China
 Earthenware (7th c AD) |
 Earthenware (7th c AD) |
 Han models |
 Han models |
 Guanyin of the Lion's Roar (1600) |
 Buddha Maitreya - Northern Wei (486 AD) |
 Bodhisattva seated on a lion (12th c) |
 Bodhisattva (14th c) |
 Bodhisattva Guanyin (Liao dynasty, 11th c) |
 Bodhisattva Guanyin (Liao dynasty, 11th c) |
 Ritual altar set (Western Zhou, 11th c) |
 Ritual altar set (Western Zhou, 11th c) |
 Majiayao culture (2500 BC) |
 Map of Majiayao culture (3300-2050 BC) |
 Seated Bodhisattva - Northern Wei (480 AD) from Yungang's Cave 15 |
 Seated Bodhisattva - Northern Wei (480 AD) from Yungang's Cave 15 |
 Stela of Maitreya Buddha - Northern Wei (495 AD) |
 Stela of "The Visit of Manjushri Vimalakiirti" (543 AD) |
 Stela of "The Visit of Manjushri Vimalakiirti" (543 AD) |
 Stela of "The Visit of Manjushri Vimalakiirti" (543 AD) |
 Stela of "The Visit of Manjushri Vimalakiirti" (543 AD) |
 "The emperor and his court" - Northern Wei (522 AD) Longmen-Binyang caves |
 "The emperor and his court" - Northern Wei (522 AD) Longmen-Binyang caves |
 Standing Bodhisattva - Northern Qi (577) |
 Standing Bodhisattva - Sui dynasty (618) |
 Standing Bodhisattva - Sui dynasty (618) |
 Standing Guanyin/Avalokiteshvara - Sui (618 AD) |
 Standing Guanyin/Avalokiteshvara - Sui (618 AD) |
India
 Vessel from West Bengal - Shunga era (1st BC) |
 Figurine (Uttar Pradesh, 1750 BC) |
 Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Gandhara, 3rd c AD) |
 Krishna battling the Horse Demon, Uttar Pradesh, Gupta era (5th c AD) |
 Seated Maitreya from Afghanistan (8th c AD) |
 Vishnu and his consorts from West Bengal (12th c) |
 Shiva from Tamil Nadu - Chola era (10th c) |
 Shiva from Tamil Nadu - Chola era (10th c) |
 A queen as Parvati, Java (14th c) |
Japan
 Two World Mandalas |
 Womb World Mandala |
 Womb World Mandala |
 Diamond World Mandala |
 Diamond World Mandala |
 Diamond World Mandala |
 The Battle sof the Hogen and Heiji Eras (1600) |
 The Battle sof the Hogen and Heiji Eras (1600) |
 The Battle sof the Hogen and Heiji Eras (1600) |
 Chinese Court Ladies and Children (17th c) |
 Meeting between the emperor and the fisherman (1600) |
 Meeting between the emperor and the fisherman (1600) |
 Meeting between the emperor and the fisherman (1600) |
 Meeting between the emperor and the fisherman (1600) |
 Shibata Zeshin |
Ancient Near East
 Ossuaries (Israel, 4th millennium BC) |
 Pebbles (Israel, 7th millennium BC) |
 Jar (Iran, 4th millennium BC) |
 Bull (Iran, 3000 BC) |
 Cylinder about Nebuchadnezzar II (Babylonia, 6th c BC) |
 Tablet (Uruk, 3000 BC) |
 Seals from Mesopotamia |
 Seals from Mesopotamia |
 Seals from Mesopotamia |
 Gudea (2100 BC) |
 Gudea (2100 BC) |
 Jar (Iran, 3000 BC) |
 Female figurine (2500 BC) |
 Stele of Ushumgal ((2500 BC) |
 Statue of King Shulgi of Ur (2050 BC) |
 Figurines from Anatolia (3rd millennium BC) |
 Rattles (Anatolia, 2000 BC) |
 Wagon (Anatolia, 2000 BC) |
 Reconstruction of Babylon |
 Babylon |
 Female figurine (1st millennium BC) |
 Plaque (Assyria, 9th c BC) |
 Female figurine (Iran, 1st millennium BC) |
 Vessel (Iran, 7th c BC) |
 Nude female (Iran, 7th c BC) |
 Ancient Near East |
 From Persepolis |
 Woman (Palmyra, 3rd c AD) |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud |
 Ivory panel (Assyrian, 8th c BC) |
 Female figurine (Southwestern Arabia, 3rd millennium BC) |
 Male figurine (Arabia, 1st millennium BC) |
 Plaque (Southwestern Arabia, 2nd c BC) |
 Reconstruction of a funerary temple at Palmyra |
 Objects from Palmyra |
 Terracotta from Cyprus (2000 BC) |
 Terracotta from Cyprus (2000 BC) |
 Diabase from Cyprus (6000 BC) |
 Terracotta from Mycenae (1350 BC) |
 Terracotta from Cyprus (6th c BC) |
 Limestone from Cyprus (6th c BC) |
 Limestone from Cyprus (6th c BC) |
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