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USAD22 – History of Art & USAD22 – History of Art & Design and Appreciation Design and Appreciation
(Week 4)(Week 4)Prepared By: Miss Ida Shaheera Azhar |
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The Early Civilization: Sumerian The Early Civilization: Sumerian CivilizationCivilization
Mesopotamia – Greek: Land between the rivers (Ancient West Asia)
Modern Day: Iraq, Iran and Syria.
Formed by the Tigris and Euphrates
Was a flat land but turned into a large oasis
The Early Civilization: Sumerian The Early Civilization: Sumerian CivilizationCivilization
Often called ‘fertile crescent’, and the settlers called it Sumer
3500 BC: Invention of wheel and plough
3000 BC: Cuneiform script developed in Mesopotamia (The oldest known writing in the world)
West Asian Languages: Sumerian, Akkadian, Elamite, Hittite, etc.
Akkadian ArtAkkadian Art
They spoke Semitic language.
In this era, life-size statues of kings were produced
Many of the artifacts were found in the royal cemetery at Ur
Where Sumerian kings and queens were buried in all the finery of their gold and jewelry, together with their attendants and courtiers
They were killed so that they would accompany them into the next world
Head of an Akkadian Head of an Akkadian Ruler, Nineveh, IraqRuler, Nineveh, Iraq
Found: 2300 – 2200 BC
Material: Bronze
Size: 12 inches (30.5 cm)
Now: Iraq Museum, Baghdad
Description: Bronze head with braided hair and neatly curled beard
Sound box of a Harp, Sound box of a Harp, from Ur.from Ur.
Found: 2685 BC
Material: Wood with gold, lapis lazuli and shell inlay.
Size: 17 inches (43 cm)
Now: University Museum, Philadelphia
Description: A musical instrument – Harp
Sound box of a Harp, Sound box of a Harp, from Ur.from Ur.
Realistic head of a bull with human beard (presumably a ritual adornment)
Carved lapis lazuli and wood with gold leaf.
Lapis Lazuli: Blue Stone, imported from northern Afghanistan (2000 miles: 3200km)
Used for the bull’s horn tip, the hair between the horns, pupils and eyelids, and beard
Sound box of a Harp, Sound box of a Harp, from Ur.from Ur.
The panel beneath has the strange little pictures of animals, impersonating human
Wood with shell inlay.
Depicting four scenes. The top of the panel is sometime called “Gilgamesh motifs”
The curious twisted pose, frontal above the waist but in profile below, was being used about the same time in Egypt.
ZigguratZiggurat
ZigguratZiggurat
Ziggurat at Ur, Iraq
2100 BC
Is a pyramid structure with a flat top
Was a part of temple complex which included other buildings
Conceived as holy mountains which brought the priests nearer to the gods
Babylon: The Hanging GardenBabylon: The Hanging Garden
The location has not been established
Seven wonders of the ancient world
Build by Nebuchadnezzar II
West Asian Languages: Sumerian, Akkadian, Elamite, Hittite, etc.
The Ishtar Gate, from BabylonThe Ishtar Gate, from Babylon
The Ishtar Gate, from BabylonThe Ishtar Gate, from Babylon
575 BC
Coloured and glazed bricks
West Asian Languages: Sumerian, Akkadian, Elamite, Hittite, etc.
The Indus ValleyThe Indus Valley
Often called ‘fertile crescent’, and the settlers called it Sumer.
3500 BC: Invention of wheel and plough
3000 BC: Cuneiform script developed in Mesopotamia
West Asian Languages: Sumerian, Akkadian, Elamite, Hittite, etc.
