Guide to Ancient Near Eastern Art / Ruth Ezra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ezra, Ruth, editor.

Harris, Beth, editor.

Zucker, Steven, editor.

Open Textbook Library, distributor.

Series:

Open textbook library.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Textbooks.

Arts--Textbooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Distribution:

Minneapolis, MN : Open Textbook Library

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Smarthistory, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book contains all of Smarthistory's content for Sumerian, Akkadian, Neo-Sumerian / Ur III, Babylonian, Assyrian and Persian art.

Contents:

Part I. Sumerian

1. Sumer, an introduction

2. White Temple and ziggurat, Uruk

3. Archaeological reconstructions

4. A precious artifact from Sumer, the Warka Vase

5. Standing Male Worshipper (Tell Asmar)

6. Perforated Relief of Ur-Nanshe

7. Signing with a cylinder seal

8. War, peace, and the Standard of Ur

Part II. Akkadian

9. Akkad, an introduction

10. Victory Stele of Naram-Sin

Part III. Neo-Sumerian/Ur III

11. Seated Gudea holding temple plan

12. King Ur-Nammu's Ziggurat of Ur

Part IV. Babylonian

13. Visiting Babylon today

14. Law Code Stele of King Hammurabi

15. Law Code Stele of King Hammurabi

16. The Ishtar Gate and Neo-Babylonian art

17. Ishtar Gate and Neo-Babylonian art

18. Kassite art: Unfinished Kudurru

Part V. Assyrian

19. Assyria, an introduction

20. Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II

21. Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions

Part VI. Persian

22. Ancient Persia, an introduction

23. Capital of a column from the audience hall of the palace of Darius I, Susa

24. Persepolis: The Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes

Notes:

Description based on print resource

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access