Season 1 (2013)
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Episodes 36
Where Do We Come From?
What are the common themes of ancient art? Why is ancient art relevant today? What makes a masterpiece? Before you begin your journey through the world of ancient art, consider why ancient art matters, what it tells us about different cultures, and its impact on and similarity to our world today.
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Ancient Cave Art-Chauvet, France
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The Urk Vace-Vision of an Ordered World
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The Standard of Ur-Role of the King
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Ram Caught in a Thicket
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Great Ziggurat at Ur-Ancient Architecture
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Victory Stela of Naram-Sin of Akkad
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Neo-Assyrian Palace Reliefs
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Queen of the Night-Babylonian Goddess
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Ishtar Gate and Processional Way
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The Ancient City of Persepolis
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Palette of Narmer--The Conquering King
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Statue of Khafre--Rebirth of a King
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Tutankhamun's Mask
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Tomb Painting of Nefertari
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Kritios Boy-Idealized Athletic Youth
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Discobolus-Motion in Sculpture
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Parthenon Marbles-Metopes and Frieze
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Greek Vase Painting--Death of Sarpedon
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Aphrodite of Knidos
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Laocoon--Three-Dimensional Narrative
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Column of Trajan
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Bronzes of Ancient China
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Great Stupa at Sanchi
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Borobudur-Ancient Buddhist Stupa
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Colossal Olmec Heads
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Sarcophagus Cover of Pakal at Palenque
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Carved Stone Lintels of Yaxchilan
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Teotihuacan-Temple of the Feathered Serpent
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Colossal Stone Statue of Coatlicue
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Aztec Calendar Stone
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Moche Earspools-Miniature Masterpieces
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Ancient Andean Ceramics
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Ancient Andean Textiles
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What Can We Learn from Ancient Art?
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How Ancient Art Reverberates
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