Form
Function
Content
Context
100

This charcoal on stone artwork depicts a profile view of an animal 

Apollo 11 Stones, c. c.25,000-25,300 BCE, Namibia

100

Many of the art pieces from this time period do not have known functions because it was prior to written records

Prehistory

100

This "stele" depicts a stylized human figure and was used as a funerary object in the fourth millennium B.C.E (3,001 - 4,000 BCE).

Anthropomorphic stele
100

During this era artwork was typically portable, animal-focused, and made of stone, bone, or ivory

Paleolithic

200

This artwork was created by carving into an animal bone 


Camelid Sacrum c. 14,000 - 7,000 BCE

200

Because of her scarification, large-scale, and ceremonial garb, the Horned Running Woman was likely this type of figure

Ceremonial
Religious
Goddess

200

Making one person or object larger than others in an artwork in order to show their importance 

Hierarchy of scale 

200

The Apollo 11 stones were found in this type of shelter in Namibia

Rock shelter 

300

Objects made from this material hold special value or importance because creating a sculpture out of it would have been extremely time consuming and difficult

greywacke (ambum stone)
or
jade (jade cong)

300

This artwork was used for funerary purposes 

Tlatilco figurines
Jade cong
Ibex Bushel
Anthropomorphic stele


300

A figure that has exaggerated proportions and simplified features 

Stylized

300

Despite being small in size, the Tlatilco figurines are part of this global prehistory era 

Neolithic

400

This artwork shows naturalism by staggering or overlapping some of the animals in order to show depth/space

Great Hall of Bulls at Lascaux c.15,000- 13,000 B.C.E

400

Due to the bowl-like shape of it's lap, the Ambum Stone was likely used as this

Mortar and pestle

400

The Ambum Stone from Papua New Guinea depicts this

An Echidna
A long-nosed animal

400

This is one of the ways the Anthropomorphic stele is characteristically Neolithic in style

Human-focused
Larger size