Near eastern art part ii

1. Art of the Ancient Near East Reading Stokstad , 39-47 Range: 1500-330 BCE Assyrian , Neo-Babylonian , and Persian Terms/Concepts: Mesopotamia, Apadana , Hieratic Scale, Lamassu , Bent Axis, Tribute, Bas Relief, Monument List 2-10, Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions, Assyrian, 875-860 BCE. 2-11, Reconstruction of the Citadel and Palace Complex of Sargon the II, Dur Sharrukin , Assyrian, 721-706 BCE Pg. 41, Enemies Crossing the Euphrates to Escape Assyrian Archers from the Palace of Assurnasirpal II, 875-860 BCE 2-12, Lamassu Figures at Gate A of the Citadel of Sargon II, 721-706 BCE 2-14, Ishtar Gate, Neo-Babylonian, 6 th Century BCE 2-17, Apadana of Darius and Xerxes, Achaemenid Persian, 518-460 BCE 2-18, Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute, Achaemenid Persian, 491-486 BCE

2. Stele of Naram Sin, Akkadian , 2254-2218 BCE

3. Stele of Naram Sin, Akkadian , 2254-2218 BCE Cylinder Seal with Weather God, Akkadian , 2334-2154 BCE

4. Neo Sumerian: 2200-2100 BCE

5. Nanna Ziggurat, Uruk , Iraq, Neo -Sumerian , 2100 -2050 BCE

6. Votive of Gudea , Neo-Sumerian, 2090 BCE

7. Old Babylonian: 1792-1750 BCE

8. Head of Old Babylonian Ruler (Possibly Hammurabi), Old Babylonian, 1900-1700 BCE

9. Stele of Hammurabi, Old Babylonian, 1792-1750 BCE

10. Timeline of the Ancient Near East

11. Major Powers in the Near East Old Sumerian: 3000-2340 BCE Akkadian : 2340-2180 BCE Neo-Sumerian: 2125-2025 BCE Old Babylonian: 2025-1594 BCE Assyrian: 1350-612 BCE Neo-Babylonian: 612-539 BCE Achaemenid Persian: 539-331 BCE

12. Mesopotamia: “Land Between Two Rivers”

13. Assyrian 1350-612 BCE

14. 2-11, Reconstruction of the Citadel and Palace Complex of Sargon the II, Dur Sharrukin , Assyrian, 721-706 BCE

15. 2-12, Lamassu Figures at Gate A of the Citadel of Sargon II, 721-706 BCE

16. 2-10, Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions, Assyrian, 875-860 BCE

17. Lion Hunt, from the throne room of Assurbanipal, Nineveh, 647 BCE

18. Lion Hunt, Palace of Assurbanipal, Assyrian, 647 BCE

19. Dying Lion, Throne Room of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, 647 BCE

20. Dead Lion, Throne Room of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, 647 BCE

21. Pg. 41, Enemies Crossing the Euphrates to Escape Assyrian Archers from the Palace of Assurnasirpal II, 875-860 BCE

22. Assurbanipal and his Queen in the Garden, Palace at Nineveh, 647 BCE

23. Neo-Babylonian: 612-539 BCE

24. 2-14, Ishtar Gate, Neo-Babylonian, 6 th Century BCE

25. Achaemenid Persian: 539-331 BCE

26. Reconstruction of Persepolis, c. 518-460 BCE

27. 2-17, Apadana of Darius and Xerxes, Achaemenid Persian, 518-460 BCE

28. Lion attacking an Antelope, Apadana , Persepolis, Apadana , 518-460 BCE

29. Stairs and Processional Friezes, Apadana , Achaemenid Persian, 518-460 BCE

30. Stairs, Apadana , Achaemenid Persian, 518-460 BCE

31. Processional Friezes, Apadana , Achaemenid Persian, 518-460 BCE

32. Processional Friezes, Apadana , Achaemenid Persian, 518-460 BCE

33. 2-18, Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute, Achaemenid Persian, 491-486 BCE

34. Alexander Mosaic, House of the Faun, Pompeii, c . 2 nd Century BCE

35. Neo-Sumerian Akkadian Old Babylonian Faces of Kings

36. Size Matters Akkadian , 2254-2218 BCE Old Babylonian, 1792-1750 BCE Old Sumerian, 2900-2600 BCE Neo-Sumerian, 2100-2050 BCE

37. Material Matters

38. Material Matters

39. Power and City Planning Assyrian, 721-706 BCE Achemenid Persian, 518-460 BCE Neo-Babylonian, 575 BCE

40. Kingly Deeds

41. Critical Questions How are animals used to convey power and powerlessness in Near Eastern art? How does the art/architecture of Assyrian palaces differ from the Apadana in Persepolis? What does this say about their respective cultures. What is the function of the ziggurat in ancient Near Eastern religion? What kind of image do the kings of the Near Eastern world cultivate? Think of both their physical representations and the representations of their lives. What are some common artistic themes that link the art of the Near Eastern cultures?