i. magic and ritual - the art of prehistoric man

• cave paintings at altamira (spain) & lascaux (france)
• venus of willendorf, c.15,000-10,000 bce

ii. egyptian art

• palette of narmer, c. 3100 bce
• ti watching a hippopotamus hunt, c. 2400 bce
• temple of hatshepsut
• temple of amen-mut-khonsu

iii. the ancient near east

• white temple and ziggurt at uruk
• lion gate at hattusa
• the ishtar gate

iv. aegean art

• minoan snake goddess (priestess?) c. 1600 bce
• bull-leaping fresco, 1450 bce
• octopus vase
• lion gate at mycenae

v. greek art

• diplyon amphora, 8th century bce