ARTS 149 1st Edition Lecture 5 Current Lecture Continuation of Ancient Near East I Art of Akkadian Empire Continued a Head of Akkadian Ruler ca 2 000 2 200 BCE i Life sized hollow head of a man sculpture ii Most likely is a representation of ideal picture of rulers and man not a specific ruler 1 His long beard and elaborate hair support this idea iii Some deliberate and possibly Symbolic meaning behind inlaid ears eyes and damage to face b Victory Stele of Naram Sin ca 2 254 2 218 BCE i A 6 foot carving in sandstone shape and surface of sandstone was used in the artwork to create the mountains and other parts of scene ii Purpose 1 Acts as a narrative piece to depict Naram Sin s greatest military victories iii 3 representations of deity specifically sun god are seen in the carving 1 Rayed sun stars 2 Horned helmet or crown 3 Hierarchy Scale II Neo Sumerian a Revival of Sumerian Empire Culture and Literature i However Akkadian as still spoken among people b Religion polytheism c Agricultural people and continuation of trade III Art During Neo Sumerian Empire a Seated Statue of Gudea Holding Temple Plan ca 2 100 BCE i Created by Gudea the ruler built from diorite a very hard rock difficult to carve ii Represents Gudea s just powerful and strong rule iii Appearance of Gudea 1 He wears long clothing covered in cuneiform inscriptions 2 Holds a prayer which presents his plan to the god Ningirsu iv This votive like statue also shows the reappearance of votive statuettes that were seen in early Sumerian traditions These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute IV V VI b Ziggurat of Ur ca 2 100 BCE i Created under rule of Kind Urmammu of Ur ii Ziggurat was dedicated to mood god Nanna aka Sin iii Like previous ziggurats made of mud bricks iv Temple is set atop of three sets of stairs levels 1 Not only symbolic reasons for stepped levels these levels helped to prevent rainwater from eroding the pavements Babylonian Empire a Existed under rule of Hammurabi b Polytheistic society with a supreme god Marduk c Stele with The Code of Hammurabi ca 1 780 BCE i Written legal code of laws and penalties for breaking these laws 1 Written in cuneiform ii An eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth a broken bone for a broken bone iii Carved into diorite slab iv At top of stele pictures Hammurabi in prayer before Sun god Shamash 1 Represents that these are god given laws Hittites a Located in modern day Turkey b Independent culture from the Mesopotamian reign c Considered first to work with iron d Created weapons chisels and hammers for sculpting and mason work e Involved in a lot of metal work art f Government was based on King g Art and Site creates by Hittites i Lion Gate ca 1 400 BCE 1 Blocks of limestone carved into 7 foot door frames 2 Varying creatures were carved in high relief onto these blocks a Half human half animals Lions ii Peace Treaty 1 A cuniform tablet created in Hittite kingdom because of war with Egyptians a Battle of Kadesh Assyrian Empire a Controlled Mesopotamia from 1 400 BCE to 600 BCE b Reign was heavy in warfare i Spread all the way far west Egypt before their fall c Main Rulers Sargon II and Ashurbanipal d Created highly protected cities with palaces within i Palaces were decorated with low relief carved scenes of battle victories and hunting ii Buildings were strong and made of limestone and alabaster e Art of Assyrian Empire i Lamassus Guardians of Citadel Gate during Sargon II 1 ca 750 705 BCE 2 carved in limestone 3 guarded entrance to gates of citadel people would pass by when going to meet with king 4 appearance a bearded head of man with lion body and wings of eagle b also have a horned crown that symbolizes the deity ii Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions ca 875 860 BCE 1 Carved in relief in gypsum and covered in alabaster 2 Depicts a lion hunting sceen with Ashurbanipal on a chariot a Most likely a ceremonial hunt 3 Differs from other Mesopotamia art because it is not solemn or religious in nature more dramatized
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