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Ancient Near Eastern Art

Ancient Near Eastern Art. Map. Mudbrick construction technique. Fortification walls at Jericho. Neolithic city of Jericho. Reconstruction of houses from Ç atal H üyü k (Anatolia—modern Turkey). Neolithic Living. At its height, 1000 dwellings existed at Çatal Hüyük. Homes of Çatal Hüyük.

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Ancient Near Eastern Art

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  1. Ancient Near Eastern Art

  2. Map

  3. Mudbrick construction technique

  4. Fortification walls at Jericho

  5. Neolithic city of Jericho

  6. Reconstruction of houses from Çatal Hüyük(Anatolia—modern Turkey)

  7. Neolithic Living At its height, 1000 dwellings existed at Çatal Hüyük

  8. Homes of Çatal Hüyük • Mud brick • Entrance from above • Burials under floor • Reed mats for bedding • Periodically destroyed and rebuilt above

  9. Cuneiform script

  10. Nanna ziggurat (modern Iraq);c. 2100-2050 BC (mature form) (Nanna=Sumerian moon god)

  11. Plan of mature ziggurat

  12. Reconstruction

  13. “White Temple” (modern Iraq)c. 3500-3000 BC(early form)

  14. Interior, “White Temple” Ziggurat

  15. Sculpted vase from Uruk (modern Iraq)c. 3500-3000 BC

  16. Cult figures from the Abu temple in Tell Asmar (modern Iraq)c. 2700-2500 BC

  17. Bull lyre from tomb of Queen Puabi (Iraq)c. 2680 BC

  18. Sargon I

  19. Cylinder seals

  20. Stele of Naram-Sin

  21. Stele of Hammurabi (Iran)c. 1760 BC

  22. King Assurnasirpal II Hunting Lions(Kalhu, modern Iraq)(c. 850 BC)

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