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25,500 BCE

Apollo 11 stones

Apollo 11 Stones
Namibia
c. 25,500 - 25,300 B.C.E.
Charcoal on stone
15,000 BCE

Great Hall of the Bulls Cave paintings

Great Hall of the Bulls Cave paintings
Lascaux, France. 15,000-13,000 B.C.E. Rock painting
14,000 BCE

Camelid sacrum

Tequixquiac, Mexico, 14,000–7000 B.C.E., Bone
6000 BCE

Running Horned Woman

Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria
6000 - 4000 B.C.E
Pigment on rock
4200 BCE

Beaker with ibex motif

Susa, Iran
4200--3500 B.C.E.
Painted terra-cotta
4000 BCE

Anthropomorphic stele

Arabian Peninsula
4th millennium B.C.E
Sandstone
3300 BCE

Jade Cong

Liangzhu, China
3300-2200 B.C.E.
Carved jade
3000 BCE

Palette of Narmer

Predynastic Egypt
c.3000-2920 B.C.E.
Greywacke
2620 BCE

Seated scribe

Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty
c.2620-2500 B.C.E.
Painted limestone
2550 BCE

Great Pyramids and the Great Sphinx

Giza, Egypt
Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty
c.2550-2490 B.C.E.
Cut limestone
2500 BCE

Stonehenge

Wiltshire, UK
Neolithic Europe
c.2500-1600 B.C.E
Sandstone
2490 BCE

King Menkaura and queen

Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty
c.2490-2472 B.C.E.
Greywacke
1550 BCE

Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall

New Kingdom, 18th & 19th Dynasties
Karnak, near Luxor, Egypt
Temple: c.1550 B.C.E.
Hall: c.1250 B.C.E
1500 BCE

Ambum Stone

Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
1500 B.C.E
Greywacke
1473 BCE

Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut And kneeling sculpture

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Near Luxor, Egypt
c.1473-1458 B.C.E.
Sandstone, partially covered into a rock cliff, and red granite
1353 BCE

Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters

New Kingdom (Amarna), 18th Dynasty
c.1353-1335 B.C.E.
Limestone
1323 BCE

Tutankhamun’s tomb, innermost coffin

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
c.1323 B.C.E.
Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones
1275 BCE

Last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb

New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
c.1275 B.C.E.
Painted papyrus scroll
1200 BCE

Tlatilco female figurine

Central Mexico
1200 - 900 B.C.E
Ceramic
1000 BCE

Terra cotta fragment

Solomon Islands, Reef Islands
1000 B.C.E
Terra cotta
725 BCE

Yaxchilán Structure 33

Chiapas, Mexico. Maya
725 C.E.
Limestone (architectural complex)
600 BCE

Athenian Agora

Archaic through Hellenistic Greek
600 B.C.E. - 150 C.E.
Plan
530 BCE

Anavysos Kouros

Archaic Greek
c.530 B.C.E.
Marble with remnants of paint
530 BCE

Peplos Kore from the Acropolis

Archaic Greek
c.530 B.C.E.
Marble, painted details
520 BCE

Sarcophagus of the Spouses

Etruscan. c.520 B.C.E.
Terracotta
510 BCE

Sculpture of Apollo, Veii

Master sculptor Vulca
Etruscan. c.510-500 B.C.E.
Terracotta
510 BCE

Temple of Minerva (Veii, near Rome, Italy)

Etruscan. c.510-500 B.C.E.
Original temple of wood, mud brick, or tufa (volcanic rock)
500 BCE

Plaque of the Ergastines

Parthenon (Phidias)
5th Century B.C.E.
Marble
500 BCE

Helios, horses, and Dionysus (Heracles?)

East Pediment Sculpture, Parthenon (Phidias?)
5th Century B.C.E.
Marble
480 BCE

Tomb of the Triclinium

Tarquinia, Italy. Etruscan.
c.480-470 B.C.E.
Tufa and fresco
460 BCE

Niobides Krater

Anonymous vase painter of Classical Greece known as the Niobid Painter.
c.460-450 B.C.E.
Clay, red figure technique
450 BCE

Doryphoros (Spear bearer)

Polykleitos
Original 450-440 B.C.E.
Roman copy (marble) of the Greek original (bronze)
447 BCE

Parthenon

Iktinos and Kallikrates
c.447-410 B.C.E.
Marble
427 BCE

Temple of Athena Nike

Kallikrates
c.427-424 B.C.E.
Marble
427 BCE

Victory (Nike) adjusting her sandal

Temple of Athena Nike (Acropolis)
c.427-424 B.C.E.
Marble
410 BCE

Grave Stele of Hegeso

Attributed to Kallimachos
c.410 B.C.E.
Marble and paint
400 BCE

Petra, Jordan: Treasury and Great Temple

Nabataean Ptolemaic and Roman
c. 400 B.C.E - 100 C.E.
Cut rock
300 BCE

Great Stupa at Sanchi

Madhya Pradesh, India
Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty
c. 300 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome
221 BCE

Terra cotta warriors from mausoleum of the first Qin emperor of China

Qin Dynasty.
c. 221-209 B.C.E.
Painted terra cotta
200 BCE

House of the Vettii

Pompeii, Italy
Imperial Roman
c. 2nd Century B.C.E.
Cut stone and fresco
190 BCE

Winged Victory of Samothrace

Hellenistic Greek
c.190 B.C.E.
Marble
180 BCE

Funeral banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui)

Han Dynasty, China
c. 180 B.C.E.
Painted silk
175 BCE

Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon

Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). Hellenistic Greek.
c.175 B.C.E.
Marble
175 BCE

Frieze of Athena from the Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at

Pergamon
Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). Hellenistic Greek.
c.175 B.C.E.
Marble
100 BCE

Seated Boxer

Hellenistic Greek
C.100 B.C.E.
Bronze
100 BCE

Alexander mosaic from the House of Faun, Pompeii

Republican Roman c.100 B.C.E.
Mosaic
75 BCE

Head of a Roman patrician

Republican Roman
c.75-50 B.C.E.
Marble
70

Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater)

Rome, Italy. Imperial Roman.
70-80 C.E.
Stone and concrete.
100

Augustus of Prima Porta

Imperial Roman
Early 1st Century C.E.
Marble
106

Forum of Trajan

Rome, Italy. Apollodorus of Damascus. Forum and markets.
c.106-112 C.E.
Brick and concrete.
118

Pantheon

Imperial Roman. 118-125 C.E.
Concrete with stone facing.
250

Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus

Late Imperial Roman. c.250 C.E.
Marble.
400

Buddha

Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Gandharan
c. 400-800 C.E.
(destroyed in 2001)
Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint
447

Acropolis

Iktinos and Kallikrates
c.447-410 B.C.E.
Marble
493

Longmen caves

Luoyang, China. Tang Dynasty.
493-1127 C.E.
Limestone
500

Gold and jade crown

Three Kingdoms Period
Silla Kingdom, Korea
Fifth to sixth century C.E.
Metalwork
631

The Kaaba

Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Islamic. Pre-Islamic monument
Rededicated by Muhammad in 631-632 C.E. Multiple renovations
Granite masonry, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver-wrapped thread
641

Jowo Rinpoche, enshrined in the Jokhang Temple

Lhasa, Tibet. Yarlung Dynasty.
Believed to have been brought to Tibet in 641 C.E.
Gilt metals with semiprecious stones, pearls, and paint; various offerings
691

Dome of the Rock

Jerusalem. Islamic. Umayyad.
691-692 C.E., with multiple renovations
Stone masonry and wooden roof decorated with glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, and gilt aluminum and bronze dome.
700

Nan Madol

Pohnpei, Micronesia
Saudeleur Dynasty
c. 700-1600 C.E.
Basalt boulders and prismatic columns
750

Borobudur Temple

Central Java, Indonesia
Sailendra Dynasty
c. 750-842 C.E.
Volcanic-stone masonry
800

Angkor, the temple of Angkor Wat, and the city of Angkor Thom, Cambodia

Hindu, Angkor Dynasty
c. 800-1400 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone
800

Folio from a Qur’an

Arab, North Africa, or Near East
Abbasid. c. eighth to ninth-century C.E.
Ink, color, and gold on parchment
930

Lakshmana Temple

Khajuraho, India. Hindu, Chandella Dynasty
c. 930-950 C.E. Sandstone
968

Pyxis of al-Mughira

Umayyad
c. 968 C.E.
Ivory
1000

Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe

Southeastern Zimbabwe
Shona peoples
c. 1000-1400 C.E.
Coursed granite blocks
1000

Travelers among Mountains and Streams

Fan Kuan
c. 1000 C.E.
Ink and colors on silk
1066

Power figure (Nkisi n’kondi)

Kongo peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
1066 - 1067 CE
Wood and metal
1100

Moai on platform (ahu)

Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
c. 1100-1600 C.E.
Volcanic tuff figures on basalt base
1200

Great Mosque of Djenné

Mali
Founded c. 1200 C.E.; rebuilt 1906-1907
Adobe
1250

Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace

Kamakura Period, Japan
c. 1250-1300 C.E.
Handscroll (ink and color on paper)
1320

Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)

Muhammad ibn al-Zain
c. 1320-1340 C.E.
Brass inlaid with gold and silver
1330

Bahram Gur Fights the Karg, folio from the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama

Islamic
Persian, Il-Khanid
c. 1330-1340 C.E.
Ink and opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
1354

Alhambra

Granada, Spain. Nasrid Dynasty
1354-1391 C.E.
Whitewashed adobe stucco, wood, tile, paint, and gilding
1400

Forbidden City

Beijing, China. Ming Dynasty.
15th century C.E. and later
Stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile
1465

Madonna and Child with Two Angels

Fra Filippo Lippi
c. 1465 C.E.
Tempera on wood
1480

Ryoan-ji

Kyoto, Japan
Muromachi Period, Japan
c. 1480 C.E.; current design most likely dates to the 18th century
Rock garden
1486

Birth of Venus

Sandro Botticelli
c. 1484-1486 C.E.

Tempera on canvas
1498

Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci
c. 1494-1498 C.E. Oil and tempera
1500

Wall plaque, from Oba’s palace

Edo peoples, Benin (Nigeria)
16th century C.E.
Cast brass
1500

Portrait of Sin Sukju (1417-1475)

imperial Bureau of Painting
c. 15th-century C.E.
Hanging scroll (ink and color on silk)
1511

School of Athens

Raphael
c. 1509-1511 C.E. Fresco
1528

Entombment of Christ

Jacopo da Pontormo
1525-1528 C.E.
Oil on wood
1530

Allegory of Law and Grace

Lucas Cranach the Elder
c. 1530 C.E.
Woodcut and letterpress
1539

The Ardabil Carpet

Maqsud of Kashan
1539-1540 C.E.
Silk and wool
1540

City of Machu Picchu

Central highlands, Peru
Inka
c. 1450-1540 C.E.

Granite (architectural complex)
1541

Sistine Chapel ceiling

Vatican City, Italy
Michelangelo
Ceiling frescoes: c. 1508-1512 C.E.
Altar frescoes: c. 1536-1541 C.E.
Fresco
1541

Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza

Viceroyalty of New Spain
c. 1541-1542 C.E.
Ink and color on paper
1568

Mosque of Selim II

Edirne, Turkey
Sinan (architect)
1568-1575 C.E.
Brick and stone
1600

Angel with Arquebus, Asiel Timor Dei

Master of Calamarca (La Paz School)
c. 17th Century C.E.
Oil on canvas
1601

Calling of Saint Matthew

Caravaggio
c. 1597-1601 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1632

Taj Mahal

Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Masons, marble workers, mosaicists, and decorators working under the supervision of Ustad Ahmad Lahori, architect of the emperor. 1632-1653 C.E.
Stone masonry and marble with inlay of precious and semiprecious stones; gardens
1652

Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria

Rome, Italy
c. 1647-1652 C.E.
Stucco
1656

Las Meninas

Diego Velázquez
c. 1656 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1664

Woman Holding a Balance

Johannes Vermeer
c. 1664 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1698

The Virgin of Guadalupe (Virgen de Guadalupe)

Miguel González
c. 1698 C.E.
Based on original Virgin of Guadalupe Basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico City
16th Century C.E.
Oil on canvas on wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl
1700

Sika dwa kofi (Golden Stool)

Ashanti peoples (south central Ghana)
c. 1700 C.E.
Gold over wood and cast-gold attachments
1700

‘Ahu ‘ula (feather cape)

Hawaiian
Late 18th century C.E.
Feathers and fiber
1700

Female deity

Nukuoro, Micronesia
c. 18th to 19th century C.E.
Wood
1700

Staff god

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, central Polynesia
Late 18th to early 19th century C.E.
Wood, tapa, fiber, and feathers
1700

Todai-ji

Nara, Japan
743 C.E.; rebuilt c. 1700
Wood with ceramic-tile roofing
1701

Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and hunting scene

Circle of the González Family c. 1697-1701 C.E.
Tempera and resin on wood, shell inlay
1710

White and Red Plum Blossoms

Ogata Korin
c. 1710-1716 C.E.
Ink, watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
1715

Spaniard and Indian Produce a Mestizo

Attributed to Juan Rodríguez Juárez c. 1715 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1743

The Tête a Tête, from Marriage à la Mode

William Hogarth
c. 1743 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1750

Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Miguel Cabrera
c. 1750 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1760

Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe mishyaang mambul

Kuba peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
c. 1760-1780 C.E.
Wood
1767

The Swing

Jean-Honoré Fragonard
1767 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1800

Aka elephant mask

Bamileke (Cameroon, western grassfields region)
c. 19th to 20th century C.E.
Wood, woven raffia, cloth, and beads
1800

Lukasa (memory board)

Mbudye Society, Luba peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
c. 19th to 20th century C.E.
Wood, beads, and metal
1800

Ikenga

Igbo peoples (Nigeria)
c. 19th to 20th century C.E.
Wood
1800

Reliquary figure (byeri)

Fang peoples (southern Cameroon)
c. 19th to 20th century C.E.
Wood
1800

Navigation chart

Marshall Islands, Micronesia
19th to early 20th century C.E.
Wood and fiber
1800

Buk (mask)

Mid to late 19th Century
Torres Strait (islander People)
Maubiag Island
25 in
Turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers, and shell
1830

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai
1830-1833 C.E.
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
1830

Liberty Leading the People

Eugène Delacroix
1830 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1840

Slave Ship

(Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On)
Joseph Mallord William Turner
1840 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1849

The Stone Breakers

Gustave Courbet
1849 C.E. (destroyed in 1945)
Oil on canvas
1850

Hiapo (tapa)

Niue
c. 1850-1900 C.E.
Tapa or bark cloth, freehand painting
1862

Nadar Raising Photography to the Height of Art

Honoré Daumier
1862 C.E.
Lithograph
1877

The Saint-Lazare Station

Claude Monet
1877 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1882

The Valley of Mexico from the Hillside of Santa Isabel (El Valle de México desde el Cerro de Santa Isabel)

Jose María Velasco 1882 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1889

The Starry Night

Vincent van Gogh
1889 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1890

Tamati Waka Nene

Gottfried Lindauer
Maori (Nga-ti-toa tribe)
Auckland National Art Gallery
1890 C.E.
Oil on canvas
40.1’’ x 33.1’’
1893

The Scream

Edvard Munch
1893 C.E.
Tempera and pastels on cardboard
1900

Bundu mask

Sande Society, Mende peoples (West African forests of Sierra Leone and Liberia)
19th to 20th century C.E.
Wood, cloth, and fiber
1900

Female (Pwo) mask

Chokwe peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Late 19th to 20th century C.E.
Wood, fiber, pigment, and metal
1900

Portrait mask (Mblo)

Baule peoples (Côte d’Ivoire)
Early 20th century C.E.
Wood and pigment
1900

Malagan display and mask

New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
c. 20th century C.E.
Wood, pigment, fiber, and shell
1907

The Steerage

Alfred Stieglitz
1907 C.E.
Photogravure
1910

Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (Opo Ogoga)

Olowe of Ise (Yoruba peoples)
c. 1910-1914 C.E.
Wood and pigment
1912

Goldfish

Henri Matisse
1912 C.E.
Oil on canvas
1953

Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II

Fiji, Polynesia. 1953 C.E.
Multimedia performance (costume; cosmetics, including scent; chant; movement; and pandanus fiber/hibiscus fiber mats), photographic documentation
1969

Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan

Artist unknown
Based on an oil painting by Liu Chunhua
c. 1969 C.E.
Color lithograph