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 |
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) |
7th c BC (Herakles fighting the centaur Nessos) |
Nakio runners 530 BC |
Kouros 7th c BC |
Red on black: by Andokides 530 BC |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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) |
"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) |
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) |
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) |
Ossuaries (Israel, 4th millennium BC) |
Pebbles (Israel, 7th millennium BC) |
Jar (Iran, 4th millennium BC) |
Bull (Iran, 3000 BC) |
Female figurine (Iran, 1st millennium BC) |
Vessel (Iran, 7th c BC) |
Nude female (Iran, 7th c BC) |
Ancient Near East |
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) |
Terracotta from Mycenae (1350 BC) |
Terracotta from Cyprus (6th c BC) |
Limestone from Cyprus (6th c BC) |
Limestone from Cyprus (6th c BC) |