1. 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)

2. Block with Hieroglyphic Inscription

Date:

ca. 2625-2500 B.C.E.

Time period:

Old Kingdom

Medium:

Limestone, pigment

Extent:

6 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 10 1/16 in. (15.8 × 6.1 × 25.6 cm)

3. 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)

4. Female Figurine

Creator:

Ancient Near Eastern
Mesopotamian

Date:

late 3rd millennium B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq, Turkey, & Syria)

Medium:

Terracotta

Extent:

5 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 13/16 in. (14 x 9 x 2 cm)

5. 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)

6. Female head with elaborate hairstyle H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

Date:

-2600 - -2500
ca. 2600–2500 B.C.

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia
Khafajah

Time period:

Early Dynastic IIIa

Medium:

Gypsum alabaster

Extent:

H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

7. Female head with elaborate hairstyle H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)

Date:

-2600 - -2500
ca. 2600–2500 B.C.

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia
Diyala region

Time period:

Early Dynastic IIIa

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. 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)

11. Figurine 1.46 x 0.67 x 1.34 in. (3.71 x 1.7 x 3.4 cm)

Date:

-4000 - -1
4th–1st Millennium BC

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia
Nippur

Medium:

Ceramic

Extent:

1.46 x 0.67 x 1.34 in. (3.71 x 1.7 x 3.4 cm)

12. Figurine 1.61 x 1.54 x 1.18 in. (4.09 x 3.91 x 3 cm)

Date:

-4000 - -1
4th–1st Millennium BC

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia
Nippur

Medium:

Ceramic

Extent:

1.61 x 1.54 x 1.18 in. (4.09 x 3.91 x 3 cm)