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2 Rock engravings called Petroglyphs
c. (circa=around) 40,000 B.C. Rock engravings called Petroglyphs

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7 A pride of lions hunt bison Chauvet Cave Southern France
c. 30,000 B.C. A pride of lions hunt bison Chauvet Cave Southern France

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10 Venus of Willendorf Oolithithic limestone 4 3/8” tall
c. 24,000 to 22,000 B.C. Venus of Willendorf Oolithithic limestone 4 3/8” tall

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13 22ND TO 21ST MILLENIUM BC Mammoth Ivory 10.03 cm Malta Settlement
BIRD FIGURINE 22ND TO 21ST MILLENIUM BC Mammoth Ivory 10.03 cm Malta Settlement

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15 From the Great Hall of Bulls in Lascaux cave France
c. 15,000 B.C. From the Great Hall of Bulls in Lascaux cave France

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21 Circa 10,000 to 2900 B.C.

22 Human Head, 10th millennium B.C. Eynan/Ain Mallaha
Limestone; 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (8 x 6.3 cm)

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24 Seated female, 7th–6th millennium B.C., Halaf period
Mesopotamia or Syria Ceramic, paint; 2.01 x 1.77 in. (5.11 x 4.5 cm)

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26 Ceramic; H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm), Diam. 6 in. (15.3 cm)
Bowl with Human Feet, Predynastic Period, probably late Naqada I–early Naqada II, ca. 3750–3550 B.C. Egyptian Ceramic; H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm), Diam. 6 in. (15.3 cm)

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