Skirted Adorers, Sumerian votive figures. Abu Temple at Tell Asmar, Iraq, gypsum marble, ca. 2,750-2,500 B.C.E
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Statuettes of Two Worshippers and female Sumerian statue from the Square Temple at Eshnunna in Sumer (now Tel Asmar, Iraq), ca. 2700 BCE.
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Pair of dancers bowing in reverence, Tang Dynasty, China (618 – 907 CE)
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Ekimmu, Sumerian vampire
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Sumerian Star Map or Planisphere, ca 650 BCE
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Whinnying Horse, Tang Dynasty China (618-907 CE) Height 19 inches (48.5 cm) Earthenware with pigments
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A green-glazed pottery figure of a dog, China, Eastern Han dynasty (ca. 25 BCE)
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Drakensberg Cave, San Rock Art, South Africa, ca. 500 BCE
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Rock art, Nswatugi Cave, Matopos National Park, Zimbabwe, ca 5,000 BCE
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Isn't it amazing? And 7000 years ago!
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It makes tears come out and I hope giraffes (and good humans) can outlive us.
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