Art history Timeline Project

  • Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace
    1250 BCE

    Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace

    Kamakura Period, Japan
    c. 1250-1300 C.E.
    Handscroll (ink and color on paper)
  • Moai on platform (ahu)
    1100 BCE

    Moai on platform (ahu)

    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
    c. 1100-1600 C.E.
    Volcanic tuff figures on basalt base
  • Jowo Rinpoche, enshrined in the Jokhang Temple Lhasa, Tibet. Yarlung Dynasty.
    641 BCE

    Jowo Rinpoche, enshrined in the Jokhang Temple Lhasa, Tibet. Yarlung Dynasty.

    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
  • The Kaaba
    631 BCE

    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
  • Terra cotta warriors from mausoleum of the first Qin emperor of China.
    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
  • Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
    11 BCE

    Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)

    Hindu
    India (Tamil Nadu)
    Chola Dynasty
    c. 11th century C.E.
    Cast bronze
  • Gold and jade crown
    6 BCE

    Gold and jade crown

    Three Kingdoms Period
    Silla Kingdom, Korea
    Fifth to sixth-century C.E.
    Metalwork
  • Portrait mask (Mblo)
    20

    Portrait mask (Mblo)

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