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Cleveland Museum of Art Islamic Art
You'll find over 170 images of Islamic art at this site.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Cleveland Museum of Art Egyptian/Near Eastern Art
From a Statue of Heqat, the Frog Goddess to a Sumerian stature of a bull calf, you'll find close to 500 images of Egyptian and Near Eastern art at this site.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Art of the First Cities
This site from the Metropolitan Museum of Art surveys the flourishing of the world’s earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia and surrounding regions—stretching from the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean across Iran and Central Asia to the Indus Valley. You'll find examples of art from the era and background information on religion, the rulers, the cities, writing, clothing, and death rituals.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Odyssey Online
Explore the world the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and 19th - 20th century sub-Saharan Africa. You'll find museum objects from the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, and the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas. As you explore a cultures art and artifacts, you can learn about daily life, people, mythology, death and burial rituals, writing, and archaeology.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Images of Women in Ancient Art
This site, created by Chris Witcombe, Professor of Art History, Sweet Briar College in Virginia for an Honors Seminar, looks at how women were portrayed in the art of prehistory, Egypt, the Agean, Palestine, and Greece. You'll find discussion questions along with images and analysis of the art.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Ancient Art and Architecture
You'll find images of art and artifacts from the Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece, and Rome at this site intended to enhance undergraduate art history course work. Intended Audience: Students/Teachers Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Oriental Institute Museum
You'll find objects from Anatolia, Assyria, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Mesopotamia, Palestine, and Syria at this site. You can browse objects by region or subject. You will also find a teacher section with lesson plans and background information.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Minneapolis Institute of Art: Ancient Art
The Minneapolis Institute of Art's collection contains the art of several civilizations in the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea, from about 20,000 B.C. to the fifth century A.D. This site from the MIA include selected works from the collection. Objects have detailed descriptions and you can zoom in for a closer look.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Detroit Institute of Art: Ancient Art
Explore the art of the Mediterranean world of Egypt, Greece, and Rome, as well as the ancient Near East and Islam at this site from the Detroit Institute of Art.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Antiquities at the Hermitage
Learn about some of the art of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and Italy, and ancient settlements on the Northern Black Sea coast at this site from the Hermitage. Each item features a large image and detailed description.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

North Carolina Museum of Art: Ancient Art
You'll find objects from Egypt, Rome and Greece at this site from the North Carolina Museum of Art.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

British Museum: Ancient Egypt
Learn about life in ancient Egypt at this site from the British Museum. The site has features on writing, mummies, Egyptian life, the Pharaohs, pyramids, trades, time, geography, and gods and goddesses. Each section include a story, a challenge activity, and an exploration section where you can delve deeper into a topic.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Secrets of the Pharaohs
Find out how a mummy was made, examine some of the treasures from King Tut's tomb, or learn about the science behind studying ancient artifacts from Egypt at this companion site to the PBS series.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
This virtual exhibit from the National Gallery of Art features streaming video guides and images of objects from Ancient Egypt. You can even take a virtual tour of a reproduction of the tomb of Thutmose III.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Take a virtual tour of some of the Met's collection of Egyptian art dating from the Paleolithic to the Roman period.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Egyptian Art at the Louvre
Take a virtual tour of some of the Louvre's collection of Egyptian art.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Kunsthistorisches Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection
Take a virtual tour of some of the Egyptian and Near Eastern art at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Works are organized by period.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Explore Ancient Egypt
Learn about Egyptian art, archaeology, mummies, and daily life at this site from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Objects have detailed descriptions and you can zoom in for a closer look.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Ancient Near Eastern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Take a virtual tour of some of the Met's collection of ancient Near Eastern art.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Lost Treasures From Iraq
Following the fall of Baghdad, the Iraq Museum was looted and the world's most important collection of Mesopotamian and Islamic art disappeared. This site from the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago has posted images of some of the works that were housed in the museum.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: N/A Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Greek and Roman Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Take a virtual tour of some of the Met's collection of Greek and Roman art.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Roman Emperors and Empresses
You'll find some 250 examples of portraits of emperors and empresses on urns and sculpture from the late 1st century to approximately the 4th century A.D. at this site from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Objects have detailed descriptions and you can zoom in for a closer look.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Greek Mythology
This site from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts features a cross-section of Greek works that highlight Gods and Goddesses from Greek mythology, including vases, sculpture, and jewelry, from the 6th century B.C. to the 3rd century A.D. Objects have detailed descriptions and you can zoom in for a closer look.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Art at the Louvre
Take a virtual tour of some of the Louvre's collection of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Greek and Roman Antiquities
Take a virtual tour of some of the ancient Greek, Etruscan, Cypriot, Mycenaean and Roman art at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Ancient Greece
This site for students from the BBC features sections on life in the ancient Greek cities of Olympia, Corinth, and Athens. You will also find interactive features on the Olympics; the story of how Athens decided to punish the city of Mytilene; and the Theatre of Dionysus. In addition you can listen to readings from Electra; read writings from Ancient Greece; and view images of Greek art and architecture. Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No