1. A Persian Guard

Creator:

Ancient Near Eastern
Persian
Achaemenid

Date:

5th-4th century B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Persepolis, Iran

Time period:

Persian Achaemenid Period

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

10 1/2 x 9 x 1 7/8 in. (26.6 x 22.8 x 4.7 cm)

2. A Prince of Tekhet

Creator:

Egyptian
Nubian

Date:

ca. 1479-1400 B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Egypt

Time period:

New Kingdom

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

7 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in. (18.1 x 14.9 x 10.9 cm)

3. Akhenaten Worshipping the Aten

Date:

ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

Time period:

New Kingdom, Amarna Period

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

8 7/8 x 2 15/16 x 21 3/16 in. (22.5 x 7.5 x 53.8 cm)

4. Akhenaten as a Sphinx

Date:

ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

Time period:

New Kingdom, Amarna Period

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

9 3/4 × 15 × 7 1/4 in., 39.5 lb. (24.8 × 38.1 × 18.4 cm, 17.92kg)

5. Altar or Water Spout with Bucranium

Date:

1st century B.C.E.-3rd century C.E.

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

2 13/16 x 8 1/16 x 11 3/4 in. (7.1 x 20.4 x 29.8 cm)

6. Amulet 0.56 x 0.87 in. (1.42 x 2.21 cm)

Date:

-4200 - -4200
ca. 4200 B.C.

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia
Tell al-Shibba (near Tell Afar)

Time period:

Halaf

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

0.56 x 0.87 in. (1.42 x 2.21 cm)

7. Amunhotep I in the White Crown

Date:

ca. 1525-1504 B.C.E.

Geographic region:

Thebes (Karnak), Egypt

Time period:

New Kingdom

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

13 1/2 x 8 x 1 1/4 in. (34.3 x 20.3 x 3.2 cm)

8. Arch in Five Segments

Creator:

Coptic

Date:

ca. 6th century C.E.

Geographic region:

Ahnas (Ehnasya), Egypt

Time period:

Late Antique Period

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

65 15/16 x 81 1/8 in. (167.5 x 206 cm) 45.131a: 6 5/16 x 42 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (16 x 108 x 12 cm) 45.131b: 6 1/2 x 30 5/16 x 4 3/4 in. (16.5 x 77 x 12 cm) 45.131c: 6 11/16 x 33 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (17 x 86 x 11.8 cm) 45.131d: 6 13/16 x 27 9/16 x 4 1/2 in. (17.3 x 70 x 11.5 cm) 45.131e: 6 1/2 x 33 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (16.5 x 84.5 x 12 cm)

9. Arch with Female Figure

Date:

20th century (copy)

Time period:

Late Egyptian Antique Period and Modern

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

9 7/16 x 18 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (24 x 46 x 13 cm)

10. Architectural Relief

Geographic region:

Turkey (Country)
Marash

Medium:

Limestone

Extent:

cm

11. Architecture

Geographic region:

Egypt
Dendereh

Medium:

Limestone

12. Architecture

Geographic region:

Egypt
Dendereh

Medium:

Limestone