ART111

By alina3395
  • 23,000 BCE

    Paleolithic art

    Paleolithic art
    Spotted horses and negative hand imprints, wall painting in the cave at Pech-Merle, France, ca. 23,000–22,000 bce. 11′ 2″ long.
  • 2630 BCE

    Djoser’s stepped pyramid

    Djoser’s stepped pyramid
    imhotep, stepped pyramid (looking northwest) of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, Third Dynasty, ca. 2630–2611 bce.
  • 900 BCE

    Colossal head

    Colossal head
    Colossal head, La Venta, Mexico, Olmec, ca. 900–400 bce. Basalt, 9′ 4″ high. Museo-Parque La Venta, Villahermosa.
  • 740 BCE

    Geometric krater

    Geometric krater
    Geometric krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, Athens, Greece, ca. 740 bce. 3′ 4½″ high. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
  • 210 BCE

    Qin's Terracotta Army

    Qin's Terracotta Army
    Army of the First Emperor of Qin in pits next to his burial mound, Lintong, China, Qin dynasty, ca. 210 bce. Painted terracotta, average figure 5′ 10⅞″ high.
  • 70

    Roman Colosseum

    Roman Colosseum
    Aerial view of the Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater; looking east), Rome, Italy ca. 70–80 ce.
  • 526

    San Vitale

    San Vitale
    Interior of San Vitale (looking west from the apse), Ravenna, Italy, 526-547
  • 1550

    King or chief mounted sidesaddle on a horse with attendants

    King or chief mounted sidesaddle on a horse with attendants
    King or chief mounted sidesaddle on a horse with attendants, from Benin, Nigeria, ca. 1550–1680. Brass, 1′ 7½″ × 1′ 4½″. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller).