Obelisk Art History
Lapita Pottery Sherds, Lapita Expansion

Lapita Pottery Sherds 1220 – 910BCE

Avanton Gold Cone, Bronze Age

Avanton Gold Cone 1000 – 900BCE

Canopic Jars, Ancient Egypt

Canopic Jars 900BCE

Harness Trapping in the Shape of a Horse, Bronze Age

Harness Trapping in the Shape of a Horse 900BCE

Iron Axe Head, Iron Age

Iron Axe Head 900BCE

Ritual grain server (Gui), Ancient China

Ritual grain server (Gui) 1000 – 900BCE

Berlin Gold Hat, Bronze Age

Berlin Gold Hat 1000 – 800BCE

Hut Urn, Iron Age

Hut Urn 800BCE

Master-of-Animals Standard, Iron Age

Master-of-Animals Standard 800BCE

The Iliad, Ancient Greece

The Iliad Homer, translated by Samuel Butler, 800BCE

The Odyssey, Ancient Greece

The Odyssey Homer, 800BCE

The Oldest Love Poem, Mesopotamia

The Oldest Love Poem 800BCE

Circular “pilgrim” Flask, The Etruscans

Circular “pilgrim” Flask 750BCE

Bronze Basin, Bronze Age

Bronze Basin 700BCE

Pair of Hands, The Etruscans

Pair of Hands 700BCE

The Gilgamesh Flood Tablet, Mesopotamia

The Gilgamesh Flood Tablet 700BCE

Gold Pectoral of Cerveteri, The Etruscans

Gold Pectoral of Cerveteri 675BCE

Large Wall Fibula, The Etruscans

Large Wall Fibula 675BCE

Aafenmut Canopic Jars, Ancient Egypt

Aafenmut Canopic Jars 712 – 664BCE

Kushite priest wearing leopard's head, Kingdom of Kush

Kushite priest wearing leopard's head 712 – 664BCE

Ram's-head Amulet, Kingdom of Kush

Ram's-head Amulet 712 – 664BCE

Falcon of Horus, Ancient Egypt

Falcon of Horus 663BCE

Isis Nursing Horus, Ancient Egypt

Isis Nursing Horus 663BCE

Pyxis and Lid with Sphinx-Shaped Handle, The Etruscans

Pyxis and Lid with Sphinx-Shaped Handle 650BCE

Chogha Zanbil, Mesopotamia

Chogha Zanbil 1250 – 640BCE

Isis and Horus, Ancient Egypt

Isis and Horus 640BCE

Bronze Etruscan Woman, The Etruscans

Bronze Etruscan Woman 600BCE

Canopic Urn, The Etruscans

Canopic Urn 600BCE

Olmec Head, La Venta Monument 1, Olmec Civilization

Olmec Head, La Venta Monument 1 1000 – 600BCE

Phoenician-style ewer, The Iberians

Phoenician-style ewer 600BCE

Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao.

Tao Te Ching 600BCE

Moschophoros (calf-bearer), Ancient Greece

Moschophoros (calf-bearer) 560BCE

Greek Drinking Vessel, Ancient Greece

Greek Drinking Vessel 550BCE

Sphinx of Agost, The Iberians

Sphinx of Agost 550BCE

Peplos Kore, Ancient Greece

Peplos Kore 530BCE

Hochdorf Chieftain’s Grave, The Celts

Hochdorf Chieftain’s Grave 530BCE

Vix Krater, Ancient Greece

Vix Krater 530BCE

Apollo of Veii, The Etruscans

Apollo of Veii 550 – 520BCE

Bicha of Balazote, The Iberians

Bicha of Balazote 500BCE

Bronze Statuette of a Bull, Ancient Greece

Bronze Statuette of a Bull 500BCE

Etruscan Mirror, The Etruscans

Etruscan Mirror 500BCE

Mars de Todi, The Etruscans

Mars de Todi 500BCE

Warrior of Capestrano, Ancient Rome

Warrior of Capestrano 500BCE

Tetradrachm, Ancient Greece

Tetradrachm 499BCE

Lady of Elche, The Iberians

Lady of Elche 499BCE

Statue of a Youth, "Kritios Boy", Ancient Greece

Statue of a Youth, "Kritios Boy" 480BCE

Wonders are many, and none is more wonderful than man

Antigone, by Sophocles 442BCE

Temple of Poseidon, Ancient Greece

Temple of Poseidon 444 – 440BCE

Parthenon, Ancient Greece

Parthenon Ictinus and Callicrates, 447 – 432BCE

A stormy sea of wrong and ruining.

Prometheus Bound, by Aeschylus 430BCE

Next Century

2nd ML, BCE

2000 – 1000BCE

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