AP Art History 250
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,Running horned women
Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria. 6000-4000 B.C.E. Pigment on rock.
The painting shows great contrast between the dark and
light mediums used. There is also great detail put into the
decorations of the woman. Most interestingly, though,
there is a transparency to the larger woman and the
figures behind her show through.
Beaker with ibex motifs
Susan, Iran. 4200-3500 B.C.E. Painted terra cotta.
One of the first ceramic pieces, made from clay and
intricately designed with mineral and plant paint in
painstaking detail. The vessel portrays a Ibex, a type of
goat native to the area, and also canine figures along the
rim. At the time, dogs were used to hunt animals like
Ibexes. The painting might have been done with small
brushes made from plant material or human or animal
hair
Anthropomorphic stele
Arabian Peninsula. Fourth millennium B.C.E. Sandstone.
Very stylized representation of a human figure, carved
from stone. Has a make image and carries knives in
sheaths across the chest and a knife tucked into a belt.
Jade cong
Liangzhu, China. 3300-2200 B.C.E. Carved jade.
Like one of many, this was a jade piece with decorative
carvings, unique shape, and symbolic purpose. The stone
might have held spiritual or symbolic meanings to the
early cultures of China.
Stonehenge
Wiltshire, U.K. Neolithic Europe. c. 2500-1600 B.C.E.
Sandstone
Stonehenge is a famous site know for its large circles of
massive stones in a seemingly random location as well as
the mystery surrounding how and why it was built. The
stones are believed to be from local quarries and farther
off mountains. There is also evidence of mud, wood, and
ropes assisting in the construction of the site.
The Ambum Stone
Ambum Valley, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. c. 1500
B.C.E. Greywacke
This is a sculpture of some sort of anteater-like creature
made from a very rounded stone. With intense use of
subtractive sculpting, this piece achieves a freestanding
neck and head while still maintaining much of the original
shape of the stone. It still uses natural materials and
depicts a natural animal.
, Tlatilco female figurine
Central Mexico, site of Tlatico. 1200-900 B.C.E. Ceramic
The piece also stands as foreshadowing of the great
civilizations that develop in south and meso-america and
the art that is produced.
Terra Cotta Fragment
Lapita. Solomon Islands, Reef Islands. 1000 B.C.E. Terra
cotta (incised)
One of the first examples of the Lapita potter's art, this
fragment depicts a human face incorporated into the
intricate geometric designs characteristics of the Lapita
ceramic tradition.
White Temple and its Zuggurat
Uruk (modern Warka, Iraq). Sumerian. c. 35000-3000
B.C.E. Mud Brick.
Rooms for different functions. Cella (highest room) for
high class priests and nobles.
Very geometric (4 corners of structure facing in cardinal
directions) Platform stair stepped up
Palette of King Narmer
Pre-dynastic Egypt. c. 3000-2920 B.C.E Greywacke
Egyptian archelogical find, dating from about the 31st
century B.C, containing some of the earliest hieroglyphic
inscription ever found.
Statue of Votive figures from the Square Temple at
Eshnunna
Sumerian. c. 2700 B.C.E. Gypsum inland with shell and
black limestone
Surrogate for donor and offers constant prayer to deities.
Placed in the Temple facing altar of the state gods
Seated Scribe
Saqqara, Egypt. Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynastic. c. 2620-
2500 B.C.E. Painted limestone. the sculpture of the seated
scribe is one of them most important examples of ancient
Egyptian art because it was one of the rare examples of
Egyptian naturalism, as most Egyptian art is highly
idealized and very rigid.
Required Images 2026 |
Study Guide & Artwork
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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Rationales
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,Running horned women
Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria. 6000-4000 B.C.E. Pigment on rock.
The painting shows great contrast between the dark and
light mediums used. There is also great detail put into the
decorations of the woman. Most interestingly, though,
there is a transparency to the larger woman and the
figures behind her show through.
Beaker with ibex motifs
Susan, Iran. 4200-3500 B.C.E. Painted terra cotta.
One of the first ceramic pieces, made from clay and
intricately designed with mineral and plant paint in
painstaking detail. The vessel portrays a Ibex, a type of
goat native to the area, and also canine figures along the
rim. At the time, dogs were used to hunt animals like
Ibexes. The painting might have been done with small
brushes made from plant material or human or animal
hair
Anthropomorphic stele
Arabian Peninsula. Fourth millennium B.C.E. Sandstone.
Very stylized representation of a human figure, carved
from stone. Has a make image and carries knives in
sheaths across the chest and a knife tucked into a belt.
Jade cong
Liangzhu, China. 3300-2200 B.C.E. Carved jade.
Like one of many, this was a jade piece with decorative
carvings, unique shape, and symbolic purpose. The stone
might have held spiritual or symbolic meanings to the
early cultures of China.
Stonehenge
Wiltshire, U.K. Neolithic Europe. c. 2500-1600 B.C.E.
Sandstone
Stonehenge is a famous site know for its large circles of
massive stones in a seemingly random location as well as
the mystery surrounding how and why it was built. The
stones are believed to be from local quarries and farther
off mountains. There is also evidence of mud, wood, and
ropes assisting in the construction of the site.
The Ambum Stone
Ambum Valley, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. c. 1500
B.C.E. Greywacke
This is a sculpture of some sort of anteater-like creature
made from a very rounded stone. With intense use of
subtractive sculpting, this piece achieves a freestanding
neck and head while still maintaining much of the original
shape of the stone. It still uses natural materials and
depicts a natural animal.
, Tlatilco female figurine
Central Mexico, site of Tlatico. 1200-900 B.C.E. Ceramic
The piece also stands as foreshadowing of the great
civilizations that develop in south and meso-america and
the art that is produced.
Terra Cotta Fragment
Lapita. Solomon Islands, Reef Islands. 1000 B.C.E. Terra
cotta (incised)
One of the first examples of the Lapita potter's art, this
fragment depicts a human face incorporated into the
intricate geometric designs characteristics of the Lapita
ceramic tradition.
White Temple and its Zuggurat
Uruk (modern Warka, Iraq). Sumerian. c. 35000-3000
B.C.E. Mud Brick.
Rooms for different functions. Cella (highest room) for
high class priests and nobles.
Very geometric (4 corners of structure facing in cardinal
directions) Platform stair stepped up
Palette of King Narmer
Pre-dynastic Egypt. c. 3000-2920 B.C.E Greywacke
Egyptian archelogical find, dating from about the 31st
century B.C, containing some of the earliest hieroglyphic
inscription ever found.
Statue of Votive figures from the Square Temple at
Eshnunna
Sumerian. c. 2700 B.C.E. Gypsum inland with shell and
black limestone
Surrogate for donor and offers constant prayer to deities.
Placed in the Temple facing altar of the state gods
Seated Scribe
Saqqara, Egypt. Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynastic. c. 2620-
2500 B.C.E. Painted limestone. the sculpture of the seated
scribe is one of them most important examples of ancient
Egyptian art because it was one of the rare examples of
Egyptian naturalism, as most Egyptian art is highly
idealized and very rigid.
