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Upper Paleolithic Ancient Near East
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
08/29/2012

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a.Lion-Man b.Germany c.30,000 BC d.Ivory

e.Human figure with the feline head, Anthropomorphic-looks like a lion but walks upright like a human (Anthropomorphism is an important element in shamanic belief-systems and cultures), Composite Figure-combines properties from 2 different animals, Sculpture in the round, Instead of copying what they saw in nature they created a unique creature.

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a.Woman from Willendorf b.Austria c.24,000 BC d.Limestone

e.Red ochre rubbed on top of her, Small arms and hands no face, Exaggerated parts that relate to womanism or childbirth(big breast, hips, stomach, private parts), Sympathetic Magic-trying to have healthy pregnancies and  afterbirth.

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a.Woman From Brassempouy b.France c.30,000 BC d.Ivory 

e.Defined brow line and a nose, Square pattering runs all over her hair which could either represent her hair or a headdress, Long neck, No mouth, Her face is triangular and seems tranquil, Example of memory image sculpture.

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a.Spotted Horses and Human Hands b.France c.25,000 BC d.Paint on cave wall

e.Use of natural rock forms

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a.Bison from Altamira b.Spain c.12,500 BC d.paint on cave wall-limestone 

e.Sculptural effects by painting over and around natural irregulaties in the cave walls and ceilings(bulges hanging from the ceiling are incorporated into the figures and give them volume), Polychromatic multiple colors(red,black,white)

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a.Hall of the Bulls Lascaux b.France c.15,000 BC d.Paint on cave wall

e.Shading on red horse legs, Polychromatic, Motion-looks like their running and jumping, Twisted Perspective-you can see both of the bulls horns, Super Impositioning-drawn on top of each other.

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a.Bird-Headed Man Laxcaux b.France c.15,000 BC d.Paint on cave wall

e.Monochromatic, Simple, Details-splayed out fingers and hair on bison sticking up, Tells a story, Possibly depicts the vision of a shaman.

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a.Panel of the Horses Chauvet b.France c.30,000 BC d.Paint on cave wall 

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a.Lion Panel Chauvet b.France c.30,000 BC d.Paint on cave wall

e.Depicts a hunt

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a.The Sorcerer b.Les Trois Freres, France c.13,000 BC d.Paint and engraving

e.Anthromorphic

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a.Beaker from Susa b.Iran c.4,000 BC d. Painted Clay

e. Stylized-goat with round round exaggerated horns, Orderly registers-dividing the composition into horozontal bands, Symetrical. 

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a.Cylinder Seal from the Tomb of Queen Puabi b.Iraq c.2500 BC d.Clay

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a.Uruk Vase b.Iraq c.3,000 BC d.Carved Alabaster

e.Shows how stories were told, Organized into 3 horizontal registers, Heiarchy-order of the world goddess at the top

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a.Vessel fragment with image of a goddess-Nisaba b.Iraq c.2400BC d.Carved Stone

e.Symbolism-big hair=fertility poppy buds coming out of shoulders=agriculture

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a.Puabi's Headress b.Iraq c.2550BC d.Gold-sign of wealth

e.Beech and willow leaves=fertility

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a.Great Lyre with Bull's Head b.Iraq c.2500BC d.Wood

e.Composite figures, Symetrical-represents order, Anthropomorphic, Funerary-vertical registers-suggests afterworld, Scorpion man-represents the edges of the world, the departed on top.

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a.Stele of Naram Sin b.Iraq c.2200BC d.Limestone

e.Heiractic scale-imporatant person larger than everything else, Mixed perspective-chest and shoulders are forward shows power, Muscles, Leading his men in battle, Walking up a mountain-divergence from typical conventions, Symbolisim-stars symbolize war.

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a.Statue of Gueda b.Iraq c.2090BC d.

e.Gaze very alert-big eyes, Water coming out of vase is offering of fresh water, Naturalism in upper body face and feet, Simplistic rectangular lower body.

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a.Guardian figures at the gate of Sargon II's Citadel (lamassus) b.Iraq c.721BC d.Stone

e.Stylized hair, Composite figures-bull with eagles wings, 5 legs from the front it looks sturdy from the side it looks like it's in action-to look protective.

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a.Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions b.Iraq c.875BC d.Alabaster

e.Lion hunting scene, Expressionism-a lot of expression of emotion and power, uses a distinctive line style to add detail in the form of the horse’s hair people’s beards and  lion’s manes, There is a lot of detail gone into the lions to make them look lifelike.

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a.Assurbanipal and His Queen in a Garden b.Iraq c.647BC d.Alabaster

e.Victory celebration, The lines in the king’s beard along with the texture imply a strong imperial presence,The lines of the vines that seem to wrap around the king and queen bring them more into focus, All of the figures except the king are carved in profile the top part of his body is twisted toward the viwer giving him a majestic sense.

 

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a.The King on either side of the sacred tree b.Iraq c.865BC d.Stone

e.Picture of the god Ashur, Symetry

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