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| Bushel with ibex motifs. 4200-3500 c.e. Susa, Iran. Painted terra cotta. These objects are given to the deceased during a secondary burial. It reflects the culture by showing the improvement of society, paleolithic to neolithic. |
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| The Code of Hammurabi. 1792-1750 B.C.E. Babylon (modern Iran). Act as a system of Babylonian laws. These are the first known set of laws. Reflects the cultures or societies laws, rules of society (Babylonian). |
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| Tutankhamun's tomb. 1323 B.C.E. New Kingdom. Made of gold inlay of enamel and semiprecious stone. Tomb was to show off a powerful pharaoh like King Tut. Uses naturalistic art. |
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| Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon. 175 B.C.E. Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). During Hellenistic Greek time period. Made to worship. Made of marble and temple represents something or someone. Temple shows battle bewtween Olympian Gods and the Giants. Temple also represents religion. |
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| Forum of Trajan. Rome, Italy. Made by Apollodorus of Damascus. 113 C.E. Made of brick and concrete, column, and marble. Artwork is a collection of warehouses and small shops. Artwork was made to honor emperor Trojans. |
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| Pyxis of al-Mughira. 968 C.E. Madinat al-Zahra. Made from ivory. A pyxis is a cylindrical box used for cosmetics. Art piece is a carving set and it also contains an inscription and figurative work which are important for understanding the traditions of ivory carving and Islamic art in Al-Andalus. This artwork reflected the culture by valuing the coming of age. |
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| Golden Haggadah (The Plagues of Egypt, Scenes of Liberation, and Preparation for Passover). 1303 C.E. Late Medieval Spain. Made from illuminated manuscript (pigments on vellum). Artwork tells a story. This art piece is mostly owned by wealthy Jewish families and depicts the scenes of Liberation, and Preparation for Passover. Reflects culture by its religion, books, and wealth of book owners. |
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| Venus of Urbino. Titian. 1538 C.E. Uffizi Galley. Medium of this artwork is a fresco. Artwork represents the perfectness of a woman's body. The artwork represents Titian's vision of an earlier painting of Venus. Reflects the culture by showing a woman nude. |
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| Calling of Saint Matthew. Caravaggio. 1597-1601 C.E. Rome, Italy. Medium of artwork is oil on canvas. This artwork was created for Saint Matthew. It represents when Jesus called Matthew. Artwork uses the artistic style tenebrism, in which it uses a dramatic illumination where darkness becomes a dominating feature of the image. Art piece reflects the churches during this time by showing its belief that Christ is the "Second Adam" and that Matthew was called by Jesus. |
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| The Virgin of Guadalupe. Miguel Gonzalez. 1698 C.E. Mexico City. Medium of artwork is oil on canvas on wood. Artwork depicts Virgin of Guadalupe on top of an eagle that is on a cactus. Art piece represents new art in New Spain. |
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