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No. 1. Lion Gates, Hatussas, Turkey, 1400 B.C, Lions were predators, powerful and strong, were presumed that lions never sleep meaning that everyone who entered was being watched once they entered the gates. The narrow passage could control who entered and who didn’t enter, defensive position soldiers on the top observing who entered into the kingdom. No. 2. The Great Nanna Ziggurat, Uru, 2100-2050 B.C, built by Gudea, the narrow gate was meant to intimidate and guard the entrance up into the top, was used for hierarchy of the community could go. No. 3. Anatolian goddess giving birth, from Catal Huyuk, Turkey, 6500-5700 B.C, Presumed to be a fertility figure, could possibly be giving birth, but probably religious and ritualistic.

No. 4. Carved vase of Uruk, From Uruk, 3500-3000 B.C, alabaster stone, three bands, honoring the mother goddess by providing her with gifts and offerings, food, material and goods. No. 5. Cylinder seal and impression from Uruk, 3500-3000 B.C., called cruciform, carved into shape, created writings, possibly used to keep inventory and sums of goods, almost like a stamp or first printer. No. 6.

No. 7. Female head from Uruk, c. 3500-3000 B.C., made from white marble first marble object seen. Possible headdress, the most accurate sculpture we've seen of a person so far, no direct purpose, however I think it could have been used as a mask. No. 8. Sumarians statues from the Abu Temple at Tell Asmar, c. 2800-2300 B.C, Purpose of these temple or statues, one to be a placeholder for the person who made these figures, to be placed in front of the god Abu and in constant prayer. The bigger the statue the more their prayers were received and answered. No. 9. Neolithic plastered skull, from Jericho, 7000 B.C, during this time, people were being buried facing the rising sun. The skulls were taken away from the dead, dried out, and was filled with clay, and filled their eyes with shells to make them look more naturalistic and make them look alive and real.

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No. 10. Dying Lioness; from the palace of King Assurbanipal II, Nineveh, 668-627 BC, King Ashurnasirpal II had this sculpture to remind anyone who is visiting him, of his power, that he brutally killed these lions and showing the lioness crawling away as its dying. No. 11. Head of an Akkadian ruler from Nineveh, Iraq, 2300 – 2100 B.C, semitic speaking Mesopotamian people, cast in bronze, eyes were gauged out it was presumed that they were made from precious stones such as rubies, pearls, or gold. Presumably Sargon No. 12.

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No. 17. Gudea with a temple plan, from Lagash, Iraq, 2100 B.C, He is holding plans to build a temple that were given to him in a dream by gods to restore the temple but adds more buildings and architecture to the city. The first king No. 18. No. 19.

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No. 20. Rendition of a Sumerial Lyre from Uruk (found only in parts), 2600 B.C, a string or percussion instrument, wood sound box from the tomb of queen Pu-abi, could possibly be used to make music when there was any type of festivities. Possible for no. 19. T he Stelle- of Hammurabi's law, Susa , Iran 1800 – 1600 B.C, received orders by the sun god to create, law codes for how to behave the civil behavior in the city, laws to protect the weakest from the strong, “eye for and eye”. First set of laws for governing civilization.