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Charcoal drawings covering walls of caves. Depicting 13 different kinds of animals, the surface was smoothed and then etched, showing that ancient societies invented different styles of implementing art.
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A carving made of of soapstone. Being dated 9000 to 8000 years ago, being a very rare sculpture no commonly found of the mesolithic era.
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A crudely carved low detail face of a bearded man. Carved from limestone, the detail in the hair was etched with a thick tool. This piece shows how primitive art used to be in proto dynastic Egypt.
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A mysterious Paleolithic monument. The smallest stones weighing several tons, and the stones were moved hundreds of miles without the use of any wheels.
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Figures were often used in Temples. The hollow eyes have religious Symbolism and they used a more soft look to the skin.
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This well preserved statue of Menkaure was a precedent for numerous future styles of statues. And a excellent example of their worship of the pharaohs.
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A well preserved 6 foot tall stele to commemorate Narim-sins victory over the "mountain people". The style of the piece was very symbolic of the era of the piece, realistic proportions and smooth posture.
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A well preserved structure sculpture used to display ancient Babylonian law. This piece helps shape the ways of the Babylonian people.
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This piece was when they raised the standard of the human form and shown its power. How they valued life in humans and the experience they have in life.
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This statue was representative of their beliefs, and use of writing history of the king these statues were made for. These Lamassu statues were made for the capital that existed for a thousand years.
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The eighth gate into the walled city, ordered to be built in by a king and exists as a monument of there wealth, the the intrinsically full designs.
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The youngest statues of the Egyptian society had a more human form. They transitioned from a stature of power to a more realistic form.
