The Master of Tarquin Hill was a Kurlan pioneer in ceramic sculpture, who was active more then 12 000 years before the 24th century. His designs were three hundred years ahead of their time. As of 2369 his name hadn't been discovered by Federation archeologists, he was simply known by his work.
In 2369 noted Federation historian Professor Richard Galen acquired a complete Third Dynasty Kurlan naiskos produced by the Master and gave it to his former protegee Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Because the Master's work anticipated general design trends by such a large margin, Picard's initial assessment was that it was Fourth Dynasty. However, after a prompt from Galen, he made a closer examination and correctly identified it. (TNG: "The Chase")