The Ancient Near East

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The art of he ancient near east, culture in context
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Nanna Ziggurat UR (Iraq) c.2100BCE Sumerians
Warka Vase c.3000BCE Sumerians
Stele of Naram-sin 2254-2218BCE Akkadian
Votive Statue of Gudea c.2090BCE Lagash
Stele of Hammurabi c.1792-1750 BCE Babylonian
Lion Hunt North Palace of Assurbanipal c.645 BCE Ninevah, Assyrian
Lamassu Palace of Sargon II Khorsabad c. 721-706 BCE Assyrian
Ishtar Gate c. 575 BCE now Pergamon Musem, Berlin Neo Babylonian
Composite Pose Having two or more perspectives in one figure
Stele Stone used to commemorate
Cuneiform -earliest known form of writing -wedge shaped writing system -no punctuation, sign=word,idea,number
Bitumen -Tar-like substance that comes out of the ground. -water proof, oil based, and used as a sealant on top if terrace levels of ziggurat to prevent water damage.
ziggurat a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.
Lamassu is a Sumerian protective deity. It is often depicted as a hybrid of a human, bird, and either a bull or lion—specifically having a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings.
Hierarchic Scale a technique used in art, mostly in sculpture and painting, in which the artist uses unnatural proportion or scale to depict the relative importance of the figures in the artwork
Code of Hammurabi The Code of Hammurabi refers to a set of rules or laws enacted by the Babylonian King Hammurabi
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