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2100 BCE
Neo-Sumerian
@ Ur
baked brick
political, social and religious
gods and humans meet:
-way up to heaven for ppl, way down to earth for gods
-"holy mountain" |
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2600-2600 BCE
Sumerian (1st rule)
@ Tell Asmar, Iraq
limestone
huge eyes= insight to supernatural
constantly worshiping
unlike Egypt:
-cylinder geometry
-bearded and fully clothed |
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2550-2400 BCE
Sumerian
@ Ur
laid over dead woman
shows:
-possibly gilgamesh (he takes on a scorpian according to legend)
-animals serving food
-animals playing bull horn
** also possible the one who died= person, hist after-life celebration*** |
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2200-2184 BCE
Akkadian
found @ Susa
limestone
HIERATIC SCALE
NO registers
Naram-sin --> in egyptian composite pose
tells story of military victory
horned helmet = cnxn to gods
strong, agile body = good ruler |
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1792-1750 BCE
Old Babylonian
@ Susa
abt 9ft tall
systematic code of rights, duties and punishments
relief shows Hammurabi before powerfull god Shamash (sun & justice god), who gives hammurabi the "Code" |
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880-860 BCE
Assyrian
@ Palace of King Assurnasirpal II, @ Nimrud
symmetrically crimped, bearded head w winged bull body
5 legs, for mult perspectives
meant to intimidate visitors as they walked in |
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850 BCE
Assyrian
@ Palace of King Assurnasirpal II, @ Nimrud
real military victory --> again w the intimidation in palaces
Assyrian archers ward 3 assyrian enemies who retreat to their surprised comrades
spatial awareness:
-assyrians and comrades in fortress smaller
-swimmers overlap sides of river |
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650 BCE
Assyrian
@ Palace of Assurnasirpal II, @ Nimrud
relief
bulgin, precise, sharp,=
***portrays assyrian prowess and might
*** instills fear in palace visitors |
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