Karteikarten

The Ancient Near East

alex daniel art history Englisch 17 Karten

Karten in diesem Stapel (17)

1—Nanna Ziggurat
UR (Iraq)
c.2100BCE
Sumerians
2—Warka Vase
c.3000BCE
Sumerians
3—Stele of Naram-sin
2254-2218BCE
Akkadian
4—Votive Statue of Gudea
c.2090BCE
Lagash
5—Stele of Hammurabi
c.1792-1750 BCE
Babylonian
6—Lion Hunt
North Palace of Assurbanipal
c.645 BCE
Ninevah, Assyrian
7—Lamassu
Palace of Sargon II
Khorsabad
c. 721-706 BCE
Assyrian
8—Ishtar Gate
c. 575 BCE
now Pergamon Musem, Berlin
Neo Babylonian
9Composite PoseHaving two or more perspectives in one figure
10SteleStone used to commemorate
11Cuneiform-earliest known form of writing
-wedge shaped writing system
-no punctuation, sign=word,idea,number
12Bitumen-Tar-like substance that comes out of the ground.
-water proof, oil based, and used as a sealant on top if terrace levels of ziggurat to prevent water damage.
13ziggurata rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.
14Lamassuis a Sumerian protective deity. It is often depicted as a hybrid of a human, bird, and either a bull or lion—specifically having a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings.
15Hierarchic Scalea technique used in art, mostly in sculpture and painting, in which the artist uses unnatural proportion or scale to depict the relative importance of the figures in the artwork
16Code of HammurabiThe Code of Hammurabi refers to a set of rules or laws enacted by the Babylonian King Hammurabi
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