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AP Art History - Prehistoric, Roman Art

  • Apollo 11 Stones
    25,500 BCE

    Apollo 11 Stones

    Namibia
    25,500 - 25,300
    Charcoal on Stone
  • Camelid Sacrum
    14,000 BCE

    Camelid Sacrum

    Tequixquiac, Mexico
    14,000–7000 B.C.E.
    Bone
  • White Temple and its ziggurat
    3500 BCE

    White Temple and its ziggurat

    Uruk (modern Warka, Iraq)
    Sumerian
    c.3500-3000 B.C.E.
    Mud brick
  • Jade Cong
    3300 BCE

    Jade Cong

    Liangzhu, China
    3300-2200 B.C.E
    Carved jade
  • Palette of Narmer Predynastic Egypt
    3000 BCE

    Palette of Narmer Predynastic Egypt

    Predynastic Egypt
    c.3000-2920 B.C.E.
    Greywacke
  • Seated Scribe
    2620 BCE

    Seated Scribe

    Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty
    c.2620-2500 B.C.E.
    Painted limestone
  • Standard of Ur From the Royal Tombs at Ur
    2600 BCE

    Standard of Ur From the Royal Tombs at Ur

    Modern Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq
    Sumerian
    c.2600-2400 B.C.E.
    Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone
  • Stone Henge
    2500 BCE

    Stone Henge

    Wiltshire, UK
    Neolithic Europe
    c.2500-1600 B.C.E
    Sandstone
  • Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut And kneeling sculpture
    1473 BCE

    Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut And kneeling sculpture

    New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
    Near Luxor, Egypt
    c.1473-1458 B.C.E.
    Sandstone, partially covered into a rock cliff, and red granite
  • Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters
    1353 BCE

    Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters

    New Kingdom (Amarna), 18th Dynasty
    c.1353-1335 B.C.E.
    Limestone
  • Terracotta Fragment
    1000 BCE

    Terracotta Fragment

    Solomon Islands, Reef Islands
    1000 B.C.E
    Terra cotta
  • Peplos Kore from the Acropolis
    530 BCE

    Peplos Kore from the Acropolis

    Archaic Greek
    c.530 B.C.E.
    Marble, painted details
  • Audience Hall (Apadana) of Darius and Xerxes Persepolis
    520 BCE

    Audience Hall (Apadana) of Darius and Xerxes Persepolis

    Persepolis, Iran
    Persian
    c.520-465 B.C.E.
    Limestone
  • Temple of Minerva
    510 BCE

    Temple of Minerva

    (Veii, near Rome, Italy)
    Etruscan. c.510-500 B.C.E.
    Original temple of wood, mud brick, or tufa (volcanic rock)
  • Tomb of the Triclinium
    480 BCE

    Tomb of the Triclinium

    Tarquinia, Italy. Etruscan.
    c.480-470 B.C.E
    Tufa and fresco
  • Parthenon
    447 BCE

    Parthenon

    Iktinos and Kallikrates
    c.447-410 B.C.E.
    Marble
  • Acropolis
    447 BCE

    Acropolis

    Iktinos and Kallikrates
    c.447-410 B.C.E.
    Marble
  • Victory (Nike) adjusting her sandal
    427 BCE

    Victory (Nike) adjusting her sandal

    Temple of Athena Nike (Acropolis)
    c.427-424 B.C.E.
    Marble
  • House of the Vettii
    300 BCE

    House of the Vettii

    Pompeii, Italy
    Imperial Roman
    c. 2nd Century B.C.E.
    Cut stone and fresco
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
    300 BCE

    Great Stupa at Sanchi

    Madhya Pradesh, India
    Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty
    c. 300 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome
  • Funeral banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui)
    180 BCE

    Funeral banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui)

    Han Dynasty, China
    c. 180 B.C.E.
    Painted silk
  • Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon Asia Minor (present-day Turkey)
    175 BCE

    Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon Asia Minor (present-day Turkey)

    Hellenistic Greek.
    c.175 B.C.E.
    Marble
  • Head of a Roman patrician
    75 BCE

    Head of a Roman patrician

    Republican Roman
    c.75-50 B.C.E.
    Marble
  • Petra, Jordan: Treasury and Great Temple
    100

    Petra, Jordan: Treasury and Great Temple

    Nabataean Ptolemaic and Roman
    c. 400 B.C.E - 100 C.E.
    Cut rock
  • Forum of Trajan Rome
    106

    Forum of Trajan Rome

    Rome, Italy.

    Apollodorus of Damascus.
    Forum and markets.
    c.106-112 C.E.
    Brick and concrete.
  • Pantheon
    118

    Pantheon

    Imperial Roman. 118-125 C.E.
    Concrete with stone facing.
  • Athenian Agora
    150

    Athenian Agora

    Archaic through Hellenistic Greek
    600 B.C.E. - 150 C.E.
    Plan
  • Gold and jade crown
    400

    Gold and jade crown

    Three Kingdoms Period
    Silla Kingdom, Korea
    Fifth to sixth century C.E.
    Metalwork
  • Longmen caves
    493

    Longmen caves

    Luoyang, China. Tang Dynasty.
    493-1127 C.E.
    Limestone
  • Dome of the Rock
    691

    Dome of the Rock

    Jerusalem. Islamic. Umayyad.
    691-692 C.E., with multiple renovations
    Stone masonry and wooden roof decorated with glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, and gilt aluminum and bronze dome.
  • Borobudur Temple
    750

    Borobudur Temple

    Central Java, Indonesia
    Sailendra Dynasty
    c. 750-842 C.E.
    Volcanic-stone masonry
  • Angkor, the temple of Angkor Wat, and the city of Angkor
    800

    Angkor, the temple of Angkor Wat, and the city of Angkor

    Thom, Cambodia
    Hindu, Angkor Dynasty
    c. 800-1400 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone
  • Jayavarman VII as Buddha
    800

    Jayavarman VII as Buddha

    Angkor Thom
    Hindu, Angkor Dynasty
    c. 800-1400 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone
  • Nio guardian statues
    1200

    Nio guardian statues

    Todai-ji
    Various artists including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School
    c. 1200 C.E.
    Wood
  • Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)
    1320

    Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)

    Muhammad ibn al-Zain
    c. 1320-1340 C.E.
    Brass inlaid with gold and silver
  • The David Vases
    1351

    The David Vases

    Yuan Dynasty, China
    1351 C.E.
    White porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze
  • Forbidden City
    1400

    Forbidden City

    Beijing, China. Ming Dynasty.
    15th century C.E. and later
    Stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile
  • Madonna and Child with Two Angels
    1465

    Madonna and Child with Two Angels

    Fra Filippo Lippi
    c. 1465 C.E.
    Tempera on wood
  • Ryoan-ji
    1480

    Ryoan-ji

    Kyoto, Japan
    Muromachi Period, Japan
    c. 1480 C.E.; current design most likely dates to the 18th century
    Rock garden
  • 1508

    Sistine Chapel ceiling

    Vatican City, Italy
    Michelangelo
    Ceiling frescoes: c. 1508-1512 C.E.
    Altar frescoes: c. 1536-1541 C.E.
    Fresco
  • Isenheim altarpiece
    1512

    Isenheim altarpiece

    Matthias Grünewald
    c. 1512-1516 C.E.
    Oil on wood
  • Entombment of Christ
    1525

    Entombment of Christ

    Jacopo da Pontormo
    1525-1528 C.E.
    Oil on wood
  • Venus of Urbino
    1538

    Venus of Urbino

    Titian
    c. 1538 C.E. Oil on canvas
  • The Ardabil Carpet
    1539

    The Ardabil Carpet

    Maqsud of Kashan
    1539-1540 C.E.
    Silk and wool
  • Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza
    1542

    Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza

    Viceroyalty of New Spain
    c. 1541-1542 C.E.
    Ink and color on paper
  • Mosque of Selim II
    1568

    Mosque of Selim II

    Edirne, Turkey
    Sinan (architect)
    1568-1575 C.E.
    Brick and stone
  • Calling of Saint Matthew

    Calling of Saint Matthew

    Caravaggio
    c. 1597-1601 C.E.
    Oil on canvas
  • Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings Bichitr c. 1620 C.E. Watercolor, gold, and ink on paper

    Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings Bichitr c. 1620 C.E. Watercolor, gold, and ink on paper

    Bichitr
    c. 1620 C.E.
    Watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
  • Henry IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de’ Medici, from the Marie de’ Medici Cycle

    Henry IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de’ Medici, from the Marie de’ Medici Cycle

    Peter Paul Rubens
    1621-1625 C.E.
    Oil on canvas
    Southern Renaissance
  • Staff God

    Staff God

    Rarotonga, Cook Islands, central Polynesia
    Late 18th to early 19th century C.E.
    Wood, tapa, fiber, and feathers
  • ‘Ahu ‘ula (feather cape)

    ‘Ahu ‘ula (feather cape)

    Hawaiian
    Late 18th century C.E.
    Feathers and fiber
  • Angel with Arquebus, Asiel Timor Dei

    Angel with Arquebus, Asiel Timor Dei

    Master of Calamarca (La Paz School)
    c. 17th Century C.E.
    Oil on canvas
  • A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

    A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

    Joseph Wright of Derby c. 1763-1765 C.E.
    Oil on canvas
    Enlightenment
  • The Swing

    The Swing

    Jean-Honoré Fragonard
    1767 C.E.
    Oil on canvas
    Rococo
  • The Oath of the Horatii

    The Oath of the Horatii

    Jacques-Louis David
    1784 C.E.
    Oil on canvas
    Neo classicism
  • Navigation chart

    Navigation chart

    Marshall Islands, Micronesia
    19th to early 20th century C.E.
    Wood and fiber
  • Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura),  also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

    Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

    Katsushika Hokusai
    1830-1833 C.E.
    Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
  • Liberty Leading the People

    Liberty Leading the People

    Eugène Delacroix
    1830 C.E.
    Oil on canvas
    Romanticism
  • The Stone Breakers

    The Stone Breakers

    Gustave Courbet
    1849 C.E. (destroyed in 1945)
    Oil on canvas
    Realism
  • Aka elephant mask

    Aka elephant mask

    Bamileke (Cameroon, western grassfields region)
    c. 19th to 20th century C.E.
    Wood, woven raffia, cloth, and beads
  • Malagan Display and Mask

    Malagan Display and Mask

    New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
    c. 20th century C.E.
    Wood, pigment, fiber, and shell
  • The Steerage

    The Steerage

    Alfred Stieglitz
    1907 C.E.
    Photogravure
    Photography
  • Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (Opo Ogoga) Olowe of Ise (Yoruba peoples) c. 1910-1914 C.E. Wood and pigment

    Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (Opo Ogoga) Olowe of Ise (Yoruba peoples) c. 1910-1914 C.E. Wood and pigment

    Olowe of Ise (Yoruba peoples)
    c. 1910-1914 C.E.
    Wood and pigment
  • Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe

    Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe

    Kuba peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    c. 1760-1780 C.E.
    Wood