Events
Apollo 11 stone
Quartzite
NambiaAnthropomorphic Stele
Sandstone
Saudi ArabiaTerracotta Fragment (Lapita)
Ceramic
LapitaMoai on platform
Volcanic tuff figures
Rapa NulFemale Deity
wood
Nukuara MicroesiaStaff God
Wood tape fiber and feathers
Rarotonga Island‘Ahu ‘ula (feather cape)
Feathers and other fibers
HawaiiJade Cong
jade
ChinaCamelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine
bone
MexicoAmbum Stone
greywacke
Papua New GuineaBeaker with ibex motif
Painted terra cotta
IranRunning Horned Woman
Pigment on rock
AlgeriaGreat hall of bulls
cave
LascauxStonehenge
bluestone, sarsen sandstone,
Whilshire EnglandNan Madol
Basalt boulders and prismatic columns
MicroesiaTlatilco Female Figurine
ceramic with pigment
TlatilcoTamati Waka Nene
oil on canvas
Gottfired LindauerBuk (mask)
Turtle shell fiber feathers wood shells
Torres StraitHiapo (tapa)
tapa cloth freehand painting
NlueNavigation Chart
wood fiber shell
Marshall IslandsMalagan display and mask
Wood pigment fiber and shell
Papua New GuineaPresentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II
Multimedia performance
Fiji PolynesiaAll-T’oqapu Tunic
Camelid fiber and cotton
InkaBandolier Bag
beadwork on leather
LenapeTransformation Mask
Wood, paint and string
Kwakwaka’wakw, Northwest coast of CanadaPainted Elk Hide
Attributed to Cotsiogo (Cadzi Cody)
Eastern Shoshone, Wind River Reservation, WyomingBlack on black ceramic vessel
Blackware ceramic
Maria Martinez and Julian Martinez
Tewa, Puebloan, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New MexicoRuler’s feather headdress (probably of Motecuhzoma II)
Feathers (quetzal and cotinga) and gold
Mexica (Aztec)City of Cusco
Andesite
Central highlands, PeruMaize CobsMaize Cobs
Sheet metal/repousse, metal alloy
InkaCity of Machu Picchu
Granite
Central highlands, Peru. InkaChavin de Huantar
Stone, granite,
hammered gold alloy (jewelry)
Northern highlands, Peru. ChavinMesa Verde Cliff dwellings
Sandstone
Coloado USYaxchilan
Limestone
Chiapes, Mexico, MayaGreat Serpent Mound
Earthwork
Adams County Southern OhioTemplo Mayor
Stone
Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)167 Conical Tower of Zimbabwe
Coursed granite blocks
Sotheastern Zimbabwe168 Great Mosque of Djenne
Adobe
Mali169 Wall Plaque from Oba’s Palace
Cast Brass
Nigeria172 Nkisi n’kondi (Power Figure)
wood and metal
Kongo Peoples170 Sika dwa kofi (Golden Stool)
Gold over wood and cast-gold attachments
Ashanti peoples (south central Ghana)187 Folio from a Qur’an
Ink, color and gold on parchment
Arab, North Africa or Near East173 Female (Pwo) mask
Wood, fiber, pigment and metal
Chokwe peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)171 Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe myShyaang maMbul
wood
Dominican republic of the Kongo183 The Kaaba
Granite masonry, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver wrapped thread.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia178 Aka Elephant mask
Wood,raffia,,cloth,bead
Bamilkie177 Lukasa (memory board)
Wood,beads,metal
mbudye179 Reliquary figure (byeri)
Wood
Fang Peoples185 Dome of the Rock
Stone masonry with wooden roof decorated with glazed ceramic tiles, mosaics and gilt and aluminum and bronze dome
Jerusalem, Islamic
Umayyad dynasty182 Buddha
Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint
Bamiyan Afghanistan; Gandharan174 Portrait mask (Mblo)
Wood and pigment
Baule peoples (Cote d’Ivoire)180 Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (Opo Ogoga)
Wood Pigment
Olowe of Ise (artist)188 Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)
Granite masonry, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver wrapped thread.
Mohammed ibn al-Zain184 Jowo Rinpoche
Gilt metals with semi precious stones, pearls and paint, various offerings
Lhasa, Tibet
Yarlung Dynasty181 Petra, Jordan: Treasury and Great Temple
cut rock
Nabataean Ptolemaic and Roman176 Ikenga (shrine figure)
Wood
Igbo Peoples175 Bundu Mask
Wood,cloth, fiber
Sande Society186 Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh)
Stone, brick, wood, plaster and glazed ceramic tile
Isfahan, Iran. Islamic, Persian
Seljuk, Il-Khanid, Timurid and Safavid Dynasties13 Palette of King Narmer
3000-2920 BCE
slate
Egypt22 Akhenaton, Nefertiti and Three Daughters
1353-1335 BCE
limestone
Amarna, Egypt190 The Court of the Gayumars, folio from Shah Tahmasp’s Shahnama
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Sultan Muhammad23 Tutankhamun’s Tomb, innermost coffin
1323 BCE
Gold and semiprecious stones
Egypt24 Last judgment of Hu-Nefer from Book of the Dead
1275 BCE
Papyrus scroll
Egypt26 Athenian Agora
600 BCE - 150 CE
Land, (plan/design)
Greece28 Peplos Kore from the Acropolis
530 BCE
Marble, paint
Greece12 White temple and its ziggurat
3517-3358 BCE
Stone (temple) mud brick (ziggurat)
Uruk, (Modern Iraq)27 Anavysos Kouros
530 BCE
Marble, paint
Greek25 Lamassu
720-705 BCE
Alabaster
Iraq189 Bahram Gur Fights the Karg, folio from the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama
Ink and opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Islamic; Persian21 Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
1473-1458 BCE
Sandstone, partially carved rock cliff, red granite
Luxor, Egypt15 Seated Scribe
2620-2500 BCE
Painted limestone, copper,
Saqqara, Egypt14 Votive statues from the Square Temple at Eshnunna
2700 BCE
Gypsum, alabaster, shell, limestone
Sumerian Eshnunna (Iraq)16 Standard of Ur
2600-2400 BCE
Shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone
Sumerian; Mesopotamia (Iraq)17 Great Pyramids of Giza
Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure
2550-2490 BCE
limestone
Egypt18 King Menkaure and Queen
2490-2472 BCE
Greywacke
Egypt19 Code of Hammurabi
1792-1750 BCE
basalt
Susian (modern Iran)20 Temple of Amun Re and Hypostyle Hall
1550 BCE; 1250 BCE (hall)
Sandstone, mudbrick
Egypt29 Sarcophagus of the Spouses
520 BCE
Terra cotta
Etruscan (Italy)30 Audience Hall (apadana) of Darius and Xerxes
520-465 BCE
Limestone
Persepolis, Iran35 Acropolis
Iktinos and Kallikrates
447-410 BCE
Marble
Athens31 Temple of Minerva and Apollo sculpture
510-500 BCE
Wood, mud brick, tufa; terra cotta (sculpture)
Veii (near Rome)33 Niobides Krater
460-450 BCE
Clay, red figure technique
Greece34 Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)
Polykleitos
450-440 BCE
Marble (Roman copy) Bronze (original)
Greece32 Tomb of the Triclinium
480-470 BCE
Tufa and fresco
Tarquinia, Italy37 Winged Victory of Somathrace
190 BCE
marble
Hellenistic Greece38 Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon
175 BCE
Marble
Hellenistic Greece
Asia Minor (Turkey)39 House of the Vettii
2nd century BCE, rebuilt 62-79 CE
Stone and fresco
Pompei, Italy40 Alexander Mosaic from the House of the Faun
100 BCE
Mosaic
Republican Roman; Pompeii36 Grave Stele of Hegeso
410 BCE
Marble and paint
Kallimachos41 Seated Boxer
100 BCE
Bronze
Hellenistic Greek44 Colosseum
70-80 CE
Stone and concrete
Rome, Italy46 Pantheon
118-125 CE
Concrete and stone facing
Imperial Roman42 Head of Roman Patrician
75-50 BCE
marble
Republican Roman43 Augustus of Primaporta
Early 1st Century CE
Marble
Imperial Roman45 Forum of Trajan
106-112 CE
Column completed 113 CE
Brick, concrete, marble
Apollodorus of Damascus
Rome, ItalyNew
event47 Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus
250 CE
Marble
Late Imperial Roman
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