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Venus of Willendorf
- fertility symbol
- Prehistoric (28,000 BCE-21,000 BCE)
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Lascaux Cave (Hall of Bulls)
- unclear what the goal of the paintings are
- become more realistic over time
- Prehistoric (15,000 BCE-13,000 BCE)
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Stonehenge
- example of post and lintel, two posts with one laying across top
- Prehistoric (2100 BCE)
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Cylinder Seal
- Seal itself is on the roller on the left, clay impression to the right
- Sumerian
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Votive Figures
- the bigger a figure is the richer the owner was
- placed in temples to represent people
- Sumerian (2700 BCE)
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Standard of Ur
- two sides: one showing war and the other showing peace
- organized registers that read from bottom to top
- Sumerian (2600 BCE)
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Soundbox of a Lyre
- has a bull's head
- animals in profile; people have frontal shoulders
- possibly a funerary object
- Sumerian (2600 BCE)
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Ziggurat of Ur
- dedicated to moon god Nanna
- corners oriented to compass
- guardhouse where all staircases meet
- Sumerian (2100 BCE)
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Gudea
- sense of calm
- folded hands with long fingers
- made of diorite which is very expensive
- Sumerian (2100 BCE)
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Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
- Naram-Sin is shown as a diety
- depicts victory over Lullubi, a rebellious mountain people
- Akkadian (2254 BCE-2218 BCE)
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