Caves of Lascaux / Upper Paleolithic period

c.17,000-c.15,000 B.C. / Cave painting and rock engraving / Dordogne region of southwestern France

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Guennol Lioness / Ancient Mesopotamia

c.3000-2800 B.C. / Magnesite or Crystalline Limestone / 3 1/4” high / Private collection