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Click in the check boxes next to each picture to select two works of art from the list of 26 below. Then click the "Begin Essay" button in the selection box that displays your selections to write your own short essay comparing the works of art.

 

 
 
 


Theseus Slaying a Centaur
Theseus Slaying a Centaur
France. About 1855 A.D.
 


Presentation box
Presentation Box
China. 1736 - 95 A.D.
 


Statuette of Isis
Statuette of Isis
Egypt. 1st Century A.D.
 


Thoth
Thoth
Egypt. 664-525 B.C. (26th Dynasty)

 

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Chief's rattle
Chief's Rattle
Haida. 19th - 20th Centuries A.D.
 


Cassone
Cassone
Italy. About 1600 A.D.
 


Door knocker in form of Medusa
Door Knocker in Form of Medusa
France. 1925 A.D.
 


Dragon Robe for an Empress of China
Dragon Robe for an Empress of China
China. 19th Century A.D.

 

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Nio guardian figures
Nio Guardian Figures
Japan. 1360 A.D.
 


Memorial tusk
Memorial Tusk
Nigeria. Late 18th - Early 19th Century A.D.
 


Ketoh (Wrist Guard)
Ketoh (Wrist Guard)
Navajo. About 1930 A.D.
 


Malagan pole
Malagan Pole
Papua New Guinea (New Ireland). 19th Century A.D.

 

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Woman's dress
Woman's Dress
Lakota. 20th Century A.D.
 


Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Austria. 1450 - 60 A.D.
 


Oceanus
Oceanus
Rome. 1st - 2nd Centuries A.D.
 


Mummy case of Lady Teshat
Mummy Case of Lady Teshat
Egypt. 1085 - 710 B.C.

 

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The Elevation of the Magdalen
The Elevation of the Magdalen
Germany. 16th Century A.D.
 


The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover, West Branch, Iowa
The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover, West Branch, Iowa
Unites States. 1931 A.D.
 


Hydria
Hydria
Greece. 530 - 500 B.C.
 


King's Crown
King's Crown
Nigeria. 19th Century A.D.

 

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Orpheus & Eurydice
Orpheus & Eurydice
France. 1910 A.D.
 


Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar
England. 1975 A.D.
 


Peace Concluded
Peace Concluded
England. 1856 A.D.
 


Rattle in the Form of a Ball Player
Rattle in the Form of a Ball Player
Mexico. 6th-9th Century A.D.

 

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Maori Post Figure: Poutokomanawa
Maori Post Figure: Poutokomanawa
New Zealand. about 1840 A.D.
 


Model Boat with Figures
Model Boat with Figures
Egypt. 2133-1786 B.C.

 

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