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Ancient Near Eastern Art

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This introductory lecture surveys the art and architecture of the ancient Near East, including Jericho, Mesopotamian ziggurats, votive figures, cylinder seals, royal sculpture, and Persepolis. It connects these works to the cultures, religions, technologies, and political contexts that produced them.

Syllabus

THE FERTILE CRESCENT
CUNEIFORM
WALLS AND TOWER OF JERICHO
ZIGGURATS AT UR AND URUK
ZIGGURAT WHITE TEMPLE AT URUK
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ZIGGURAT WHITE TEMPLE
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ZIGGURAT OF UR
VOTIVE FIGURES
WARKA VASE
CITY OF AIN GHAZAL
PALEOLITHIC VS NEOLITHIC SCULPTURE
CYLINDER SEALS
BULL HEADED HARP
HEAD OF AN AKKADIAN RULER
LOST-WAX CASTING METHOD
GUDEA OF LAGASH
STELE OF HAMMURABI
ASHURBANIPAL HUNTING LIONS
ASHURBANIPAL AND HIS QUEEN
HUMAN-HEADED WINGED LION
PERSEPOLIS

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