Guide to Ancient Near Eastern Art
This book contains all of Smarthistory’s content for Sumerian, Akkadian, Neo-Sumerian / Ur III, Babylonian, Assyrian and Persian art.
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Smarthistory
2019.
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Sumerian
- 1. Sumer, an introduction
- 2. White Temple and ziggurat, Uruk
- 3. Archaeological reconstructions
- 4. A precious artifact from Sumer, the Warka Vase
- 5. Standing Male Worshipper (Tell Asmar)
- 6. Perforated Relief of Ur-Nanshe
- 7. Signing with a cylinder seal
- 8. War, peace, and the Standard of Ur
- Part II. Akkadian
- 9. Akkad, an introduction
- 10. Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
- Part III. Neo-Sumerian/Ur III
- 11. Seated Gudea holding temple plan
- 12. King Ur-Nammu's Ziggurat of Ur
- Part IV. Babylonian
- 13. Visiting Babylon today
- 14. Law Code Stele of King Hammurabi
- 15. Law Code Stele of King Hammurabi
- 16. The Ishtar Gate and Neo-Babylonian art
- 17. Ishtar Gate and Neo-Babylonian art
- 18. Kassite art: Unfinished Kudurru
- Part V. Assyrian
- 19. Assyria, an introduction
- 20. Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II
- 21. Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions
- Part VI. Persian
- 22. Ancient Persia, an introduction
- 23. Capital of a column from the audience hall of the palace of Darius I, Susa
- 24. Persepolis: The Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes