1. Animal Figurine

Date:

c. 2300 BC
-2350
-2250

Geographic region:

Iraq
Diqdiqqeh

Medium:

Terracotta

Extent:

5.8
cm
4.1

2. Base and feet of a standing figure 2 x 3 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. (5.1 x 9.4 x 11 cm)

Date:

-2500 - -2350
ca. 2500–2350 B.C.

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia
Nippur

Time period:

Early Dynastic IIIb

Medium:

Gypsum alabaster

Extent:

2 x 3 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. (5.1 x 9.4 x 11 cm)

3. Bison figure 4.72 x 3.07 x 7.95 in. (11.99 x 7.8 x 20.19 cm)

Date:

-3000 - -2000
3rd millennium B.C.

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia or Syria

Medium:

Marble

Extent:

4.72 x 3.07 x 7.95 in. (11.99 x 7.8 x 20.19 cm)

4. Bull

Creator:

Greek
Mycenaean

Date:

ca. 2650-2200 B.C.E.

Time period:

Early Minoan II Period

Medium:

Bronze

Extent:

1 1/16 x 1 7/8 in. (2.7 x 4.8 cm)

5. Bull

Creator:

Greek
Cycladic

Date:

ca. 2500-1700 B.C.E.

Time period:

Kastri Phase to Middle Cycladic II Period

Medium:

Bronze

Extent:

1 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 15/16 in. (4.9 x 3.9 x 5 cm)

6. Bust of a Man

Date:

ca. 2338-2298 B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Saqqara, Egypt

Time period:

Old Kingdom

Medium:

Quartzite

Extent:

4 5/8 × 4 1/16 × 2 13/16 in. (11.8 × 10.3 × 7.2 cm)

7. False Door of Renen-ites

Date:

ca. 2350-2170 B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Egypt

Time period:

Late Old Kingdom

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

19 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 34 5/8 in. (50 x 14 x 88 cm)

8. Female head 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.8 x 3.8 cm)

Date:

-2600 - -2350
ca. 2600–2350 B.C.

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia

Time period:

Early Dynastic III

Medium:

Gypsum alabaster

Extent:

1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.8 x 3.8 cm)

9. Figure

Creator:

Anatolian
Ancient Near Eastern

Date:

3rd millennium B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Turkey (Anatolia)

Time period:

Early Bronze Age

Medium:

Marble

Extent:

6 7/8 x 4 3/16 x 1/4 in. (17.4 x 10.6 x 0.6 cm)

10. Figure 9.12 x 10.5 x 4.5 in. (23.16 x 26.67 x 11.43 cm)

Date:

-2900 - -2350
ca. 2900–2350 B.C.

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia

Time period:

Early Dynastic

Medium:

Basalt

Extent:

9.12 x 10.5 x 4.5 in. (23.16 x 26.67 x 11.43 cm)

11. Figure of Recumbent Bovine

Date:

ca. 2500-2371 B.C.E.

Time period:

Early Dynastic III Period

Medium:

Limestone or gypsum

Extent:

5/8 x 11/16 x 1 1/4 in. (1.6 x 1.8 x 3.2 cm)

12. Figure of a bull 4.47 x 2.19 x 5.79 in. (11.35 x 5.56 x 14.71 cm)

Date:

-2600 - -1900
ca. 2600–1900 B.C.

Geographic region:

Indus Valley

Time period:

Mature Harappan

Medium:

Serpentine

Extent:

4.47 x 2.19 x 5.79 in. (11.35 x 5.56 x 14.71 cm)