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| c. 1000 BC |
| | | Massive stone heads carved by the Olmecs provide a dramatic beginning to the story of American sculpture | |
|  | La Venta, giant head
Photograph Beryl Pethick
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| c. 645 BC |
| | | Ashurbanipal commissions a magnificent relief of a lion hunt for his new palace at Nineveh | |
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| c. 600 BC |
| | | An Olmec sculptor creates the piece known today as the Wrestler | |
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| c. 500 BC |
| | | Nok terracotta figures, found in modern Nigeria, stand at the beginning of the rich tradition of African sculpture | |
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| c. 480 BC |
| | | Kritios sculpts a naturalistic male nude, now the earliest surviving masterpiece in a central tradition of Greek art | |
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| 477 BC |
| | | A life-size bronze of a racing chariot, with its driver and horses, is presented to Delphi to commemorate a victory in the games | |
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| c. 446 BC |
| | | Phidias sculpts a huge statue of the goddess Athena, to be the central feature of the new Parthenon | |
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| c. 440 BC |
| | | Myron sculpts the Discus Thrower, an outstanding example of the Greek ability to suggest movement | |
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| c. 430v |
| | | Phidias creates a massive statue of Zeus, covered in gold and ivory, to stand in the temple at Olympia | |
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| 292 BC |
| | | The Colossus, a giant statue of Helios the sun god, is erected beside the harbour of Rhodes | |
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