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Geometric Krater

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Geometric Krater, from Athens, ca. 740 B.C.E. first Olympic games in Greece in 776 B.C.E.

Treasury of Atreus

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Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, ca. 1300-1250 B.C.E. Late Minoan palace with frescoed walls constructed at Knossos

Bull-leaping

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Bull-leaping, Palace of Knossos, c. 1400 B.C.E., fresco

Gold Funerary Mask

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Gold funerary mask, Mycenae, ca. 1600-1500 B.C.E.

Snake Goddess

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Snake Goddess from the palace at Knossos, c. 1600 B.C.E., faience, 29.5 cm high

Stonehenge

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Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, c. 2550-1600 B.C.E., circle 97 feet in diameter, trilithons: 24 feet high One of the first astronomical calendars. 

Lyre Player

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Lyre Player, Keros, ca. 2700-2500 B.C.E., Early Cycladic period, marble

Hagar Qim

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Hagar Qim, Malta, c. 3200-2500 B.C.E., limestone First megalithic temples and tombs in Ireland and Malta. 
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Great Hall of Bulls, c. 16,000-14,000 B.C.E., Lascaux, 

Venus of Willendorf

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The Venus of Willendorf, c. 24,000-22,000 B.C.E., limestone, Australia The Venus of Willendorf is a small figuring with emphasized female parts. She can very well be a representation of the reproductive systems and child rearing.