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Etruscan Prehistoric Aegean Ancient Mesoamerica Southeast Asia byzantine. Cyclades. Statuette of Seated Harp Player from the Cyclades ca. 2,800-2,700 B.C.E. marble 11 1/2 in. high. mayan. Temple of the Great Jaguar at Tikal, Guatemala, ca. 700 . mayan.
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Etruscan Prehistoric Aegean Ancient Mesoamerica Southeast Asia byzantine
Cyclades Statuette of Seated Harp Player from the Cyclades ca. 2,800-2,700 B.C.E. marble 11 1/2 in. high
mayan Temple of the Great Jaguar at Tikal, Guatemala, ca. 700
mayan The Caracol(foreground) and the Castillo (background) ChichénItzá, Yucatán, Mexico ca. 800-900
etruscan Chimera of Arezzo from the Arezzo, Italy 1st half of 4th century B.C.E. bronze 31 1/2 in. high
Southeast Asia Cosmic Mountain Borobudur, Java, Indonesia ca. 800 C.E.400 ft. wide
etruscan Models of Etruscan temples as described by Vitruvius ca. 6th century B.C.E.
Byzantine Anthemius of Tralles & Isidorus of Miletus Hagia Sophia Constantinpole, (Istanbul), Turkey 532-537
Byzantine Squinch The pendentives are shown in yellow.
etruscan Sarcophagus with reclining couple from Cerveteri, Italy ca. 520 B.C.E. painted terracotta 45 1/2 in. high
olmec Colossal Head La Venta, Mexico 900-400 B.C.E.basalt9 ft. 4 in. high.
Byzantine Justinian, Bishop Maximianus and attendants northwall apse mosaic, San Vitale Ravenna, Italy ca. 547mosaic
Byzantine San Vitale Ravenna, Italy 526-547
Minoan Marine style octopus jar from Palaikastro, Greece ca. 1,500 B.C.E. ceramic 11 in. high
India and pakistan • A chaitya hall • A monastic hall carved out of rock; a sacred cave with a stupa placed at the end. • Two stylistic features that distinguish the chaitya hall at Karle. • Pillared ambulatories allow worshippers to walk around the stupa. • Symmetrical along the long axis that the worshipper would pass through between the stupa and the entrance. Chaitya Hall Karle, India ca. 100 C.E.
Minoan Snake Goddess from the palace at Knossos, Greece ca. 1,600 B.C.E. faience 13 1/2 in. high
maya Ball player from Jaina Island, Mexico 700-900painted clay6 1/4 in. high
Byzantine Anthemius of Tralles & Isidorus of Miletus Hagia Sophia Constantinpole, (Istanbul), Turkey 532-537
North america Serpent Mound Adams County, Ohio ca. 10701200 ft. long, 20 ft. wide, 5 ft. high
maya Chacmool from the Platform of the EaglesChichénItzá, Yucatán, Mexico ca. 800-900
nasca Hummingbird Nasca Plain, Nasca, Peru ca. 500dark layer of pebbles scraped aside to reveal lighted clay and calcite beneath200 ft. wingspan, 459 ft. length