Chapter 2 Flashcards
White Temple and Ziggurat
- Sumerian
- Made of mud-brick, covered in white plaster
- It was a place of worship
- Reached close to the heavens
Warka Vase
- Sumerian
- Made of Alabaster
- Depiction of religious ceremony, honoring Sumerian goddess Inanna
- Oldest examples of narrative relief
Statuettes of Worshipers
- Sumerian
- Made of Gypsum
- Meant to offer prayers to the gods
- Asserting a new status of non-religious classes within context of temple
Standard of Ur
- Sumerian
- Made of wood and stone
- Sheds light on Sumerian civilization
Head of Akkadian Ruler
- Akkadian (more violent)
- Made of wax dipped in sand
- Believed to be 1st artwork to represent absolute power
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
- Akkadian
- Limestone
- Proved that Naram-Sin had the right to the throne
- 1st to declare himself a god in Akkadian empire
Ziggurat of Ur
- Neo-Sumerian
- Made of bricks and tar
- Place of worship
- Dedicated to moon goddess Nanna
Seated Gudea
- Neo-Sumerian
- Made of diorite
- Expressed the serenity of the new era of Sumerian art
- Hands represent welcoming and reflection
Law Code of Hammurabi
- Babylonian
- Made of basalt
- Showing how the king received the words from the god Shamash
- Established laws about commerce, marriage/divorce, slavery, debt, and punishment for crimes
Queen Napir-Asu
- Elamite
- Copper over bronze
- 1st royal woman to be depicted on limestone stele with her husband
- Represents the ideal Queen
Lamassu
- Assyrian
- Made of gypsum
- Served to guard the kings power
- Body of bull head of human
Lion Hunts From The Palace of Ashurbanipal
- Assyrian
- Made of stone
- Symbolized the Assyrian king’s power and ability to protect his kingdom
- Ability to keep nature at bay
Babylon Ishtar Gate
- Neo-Babylonian
- Made of Glazed brick
- Part of Nebuchadnezzar’s plan to beautify his empire’s capital
- Served at entrance to Babylonian
Persepolis
- Achaemenid Persian
- Made of Limestone, brick, and wood
- Intersection of religion and modernity
- Helps tell a story of culture
