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Animal facing left, from the Apollo 11 Cave, Namibia, ca 23,000 BCE. Charcoal on stone |
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Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf), from Willendorf, Austria, ca. 28,000-25,000 BCE. Limestone
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Spotted horse and negative hand imprints, wall painting in the cave at Pech-Merle, France, ca. 22,000
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Hall of the Bulls in the cave at Lascaux, France, ca. 15,000-13,000 BCE.
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Rhinoceros, wounded man, and disemboweled bison, painting in the well of the cave at Lascaux, France ca. 15,000-13,000 BCE.
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Schematic reconstruction drawing of a section of Level VI, Catal Hoyuk, Turkey, ca. 6000-5900 BCE.
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Deer hunt, detail of a wall painting from Catal Hoyuk, Turkey, ca. 5750 BCE.
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Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, England, ca. 2550-1600 BCE.
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Bull-headed lyre (restored) from a "King's Grave", Royal Cemetery, Ur, Iraq, ca. 2600 BCE.
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Victory stele of Naram-Sin, from Susa, Iran, 2550-1600 BCE.
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Assyrian archers pursuing enemies, relief from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud, iraq, ca. 575 BCE.
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Ishtar Gate (restored), Babylon, Iraq, ca 575 BCE.
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Processional frieze on the terrace of the apadana, Persepolis, iran, ca. 521-465 BCE.
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White Temple and ziggurat, Uruk, Iraq, ca. 3200-2200 BCE.
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Statuettes of two worshipers, from the Square Temple at Eshnunna, Iraq, ca. 2700 BCE.
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