1. Column

Date:

3000 - 2800 BC
-3001
-2799

Geographic region:

Egypt
Abydos
Umm el-Ga'ab

Time period:

Egyptian Early Dynastic
First Dynasty

Medium:

Ivory

2. Column

Date:

3000 - 2800 BC
-3001
-2799

Geographic region:

Egypt
Abydos
Umm el-Ga'ab

Time period:

Egyptian Early Dynastic
First Dynasty

Medium:

Ivory

3. Fragment of a trough with a nude male figure in relief 6 3/4 in. (17 cm)

Date:

-3300 - -2900
ca. 3300–2900 B.C.

Geographic region:

Southern Mesopotamia

Time period:

Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr

Medium:

Gypsum alabaster

Extent:

6 3/4 in. (17 cm)

4. Mosaic cone 3 1/4 in. (8.1 cm)

Date:

-3500 - -3100
ca. 3500–3100 B.C.

Geographic region:

Southern Mesopotamia

Time period:

Late Uruk

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

3 1/4 in. (8.1 cm)

5. Mosaic cone 4 3/8 in. (11 cm)

Date:

-3500 - -3100
ca. 3500–3100 B.C.

Geographic region:

Southern Mesopotamia

Time period:

Late Uruk

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

4 3/8 in. (11 cm)

6. Mosaic cone 4 in. (10.2 cm)

Date:

-3500 - -3100
ca. 3500–3100 B.C.

Geographic region:

Southern Mesopotamia

Time period:

Late Uruk

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

4 in. (10.2 cm)

7. Wall Cone

Date:

c. 3100 BC
-3150
-3050

Geographic region:

Iraq
Ur

Time period:

Pre-Flood

Medium:

Terracotta

Extent:

12.6
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