Art History Ancient Near East

Ubaid Beaker, ceramics with painted animals, architecture, and elements of the landscape. Ubaid culture in western Iran (Early Mesopotamia) (ancient near east)

cone mosaics, Uruk Period in West Asia. made from terra-cotta or carved from stone, created a mosaic like surface, many colors (ancient near east)

Uruk Vase, West Asia. Carved in Low relief in registers. Example of Pictorial narrative (storytelling in a sequence of events) (ancient near east)

Lion Hunt stele, Uruk in West Asia. priest king, humans hunting lions (ancient near east)

Cylinder Seal, Uruk seals in West Asia. Uruk priest king, Iconography (ancient near east)

Sumerian, Votive figures used in temples. they were used as offerings to deities, they hold libation cups, and have large inlay eyes. intense gaze and uses abstract formalism (ancient near east)

Royal Standard of Ur, inlaid mosaic scenes, use of hierarchical scale, and depicts multiple scenes such as a battle, capture of prisoners, banquets, and farmers moving animals (ancient near east)

Great Lyre Of Ur, from a musical instrument, Inliad scenes under the bearded bull of animals taking on human roles (anthropomorphism) Ancient near east

Akkadian Empire, Ancient Near east. Head of Akkadian ruler. Copper, signs of iconoclasm in the gauged out eyes. Use of Lost wax technique, naturalism is used.

Stele of Naram-Sin, Akkadian, Ancient Near east. Low relief carving. The king stands on a mountain atop deceased soldiers while others beg for mercy

Disk of Enheduanna, Akkadian, Ancient Near East. carved in low relief. ritual greeting to the god

Sumerians Return, Ancient Near East. Statues of Gudea, He has a religious dedication cap