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Chapters 2,3,4 Flashcards

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White Temple

Sumerian

Built 3000 BC

Big temple (61 x 16 ft) built with bricks

Built by Sumerian people

Featured the bent axis plan that was used in the building of most Sumerian Ziggurat

Situated in Uruk

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Female Head (might be of Inanna)

Sumeria

3500-3000 BC

8’’ high, made of marble

Made by Sumerian person

Important artwork because marble was very rare, had to be imported at great cost; soft carving technique made facial features appear softer

Found at temple of Inanna at Uruk

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Statuettes from Temple of Abu

Sumerian

2700 - 2500 BC

Various sizes (tallest 30’’), made of stone

Made by Sumerian sculptor(s)

Surrogate worshippers that people placed in temples to pray in their place –> big eyes show dedication to the gods

Found at Eshnunna

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Standard of Ur

Sumerian

2600 BC

Interpreted as 8.5 x 19.5’’ wooden box, mosaic made of shell, lapis, limestone, bitumen with cuneiform writing

Made by Sumerian person(s)

Double sided; one side dubbed “war side,” has image of battle, other side dubbed “peace side,” portrays banquet. Original purpose unknown

Found at Royal Cemetary at Ur

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Head of Akkadian Ruler (probably Sargon)

Akkadian

2300 - 2200 BC

Bronze sculpture; 12’’ high

Originally full bodied sculpture that showed King’s power; gouged eyes show deliberate mutilation, probably by enemy

Found at Nineveh

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Ziggarut at Ur

Neo-Sumerian

2100 BC

210 x 150 feet, built with bricks

Akkadian builders

Situated at Ur

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Victory Stele of Naram-Sin

Akkadian

~2250 BC

6’7’’ tall, made of pink limestone

Created by Akkadian artist(s)

Shows sovereign who thinks himself on par with the gods, “King of the World”

Found at Susa, where Elamite King took the tablet after conquering Akkadia

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Statue of Gudea

Neo-Sumerian

2100 BC

2’5’’ high, made from Diorite

Built by neo-Sumerian artist(s)

Showed Gudea’s reversion to statuettes that showed dedication to worshipping gods, as opposed to divine right of King in Akkadia. Diorite very hard to carve –> showed piety + wealth

Found in Girsu

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Stele with Law Code of Hammrabi

Babylonian

18th century BCE

Black basalt, 7’4’’ high

Babylonian sculptor

Describes Hammrabi’s extensive law code that was revolutionary for its time

Found at Susa

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Lamassu

Assyrian

720-705 BC

Limestone, 13’10’’ high

Combined front and side POV to get complete view of sculpture from front and side

Found at citadel of Sargon at Dur Sharrukin

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Ashurbanipal hunting lions relief

Assyrian

645-640 BC

Gypsum, 5’4’’ high

Found at Palace of Ashurbanipal

Shows dominance of King (killing fearsome lions)

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Ishtar Gate

Neo-Babylonian

575 BC

Blue glazed bricks, original height unknown

Original located in Babylon, reconstruction at Berlin

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Royal audience hall at Persepolis

Persian

521-465

Stone, 60’ high, 217 square feet

Huge scale, could seat thousands

At Persepolis

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Bull Capital

Persian

~400 BC

Stone

Tomb of Artaxerxes II

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Head of a King (probably Shapur)

Sasanian

4th century

Gilded silver, 15.75’’ tall

Conveys sense of majesty

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Wall painting at Hierakonpolis

Egyptian

3500-3200 BC

Watercolor on plaster, 16’4’’ x 3’7 3/8’’

Compositional style that would later be very influential

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Palette of King Narmer

Egyptian

3000-2900 BC

Slate, 2’1’’ high

Very innovative - composite style and horizontal lines separating narrative

Hierakonpolis

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Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser

Egyptian

2630-2611 BC

203 feet high, stone

Designed by Imhotep

First stepped pyramid

Saqqara

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Great Pyramids of Giza

Egyptian

2500-2450 BC

Scale very big, made of limestone

First project of such massive scale

At Giza

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Great Sphinx

Egyptian

2520-2494 BC

65’ x 240’, sandstone

Lion with human head portrays godly pharoah

At Giza

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Seated statue of Khafre

Egyptian

5’6’’ high, diorite

Rigid style typical of Egyptian sculpture, subtractive sculpting style where statue was carved out of stone

At Giza near Great Sphinx

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Statue of Menkaure and Khamerernebty (probably)

Egyptian

2490-2472 BC

Graywacke, 4’6.5’’ high

Emotionless husband and wife suggests that statue was designed to be an eternal substitute home

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Seated Scribe

Egyptian

2500 BC

Painted limestone, 1’9’’ high

Non-idealistic portrayal since scribe was not of elite status, sitting on ground as opposed to chair/throne

Found at Saqqara

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Ti watching hippopotamus hunt

Egyptian

2450-2350 BC

Painted limestone, 4’ high

Ti’s large size reflects high rank, passive observer compared to his minions shows that he is deceased, watching timelessly

Found at Ti’s mastaba at Saqqara

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Mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut

Egyptian

1473-1458 BC

Very big, made of lots of different materials, mainly stone

Significant because signifies shift away from pyramids and mastabas to temples

Deir el-Bahri

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Temple of Ramses II

Egyptian

1290-1224 BC

206 feet long, large statues of 32 feet

Rock cut statue hallway that became typical of Egyptian temples

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Fowling scene from tomb of Nebamun

Egyptian

1400-1350 BC

Fresco on dry plaster

Dry fresco as opposed to wet fresco

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Statue of Akhenaton

Egyptian

1353-1333 BC

Sandstone, 13’ high

Significant because of curves, very revolutionary, could be because artist wanted to portray him as all mighty Sun Disk

Found at Temple of Aton

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Head of Nefertiti

Egyptian

1353-1335 BC

Painted limestone, 1’8’’ high

Made by Thutmose

Heavily adorned in jewels

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Innermost coffin of Tutankhamen, portrait mask

Egyptian

1323 BC

Gold, enamel, semiprecious stones, 6’1’’ long

Made of gold, very grand, displays richness and power

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Scroll of Hu Nefer

Egyptian

1290 - 1980 BC

Painted papyrus scroll, 1’6’’ high

Displays process of moving into the afterlife, has lots of different gods and instruments

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Royal Palace at Knossos

Minoan

1700-1400 BC

Scale big, made of many materials

Mazelike large plan that gave rise to the myth of the Minotaur

At Knossos (Crete)

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Queen’s megaron at Palace of Knossos

Minoan

~1600 BC

Fresco

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Toreador Fresco

Minoan

1400

Fresco, 2’8’’ high

Ceremonial scene, very animated and curved figures

Palace of Knossos

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Harvester Vase

Minoan

1500 BC

Steatite, originally with gold leaf, greatest diameter 5’’

Muscular and skeletal structure of body represented

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Lion Gate

Mycenaean

1300-1250 BC

Limestone, 9’6’’ high

Relief triangle that sits on top of three large slabs of rock, depicts two lions

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Treasury of Atreus

Mycenaean

1300-1250 BC

Very large dome of stone blocks

Significant because one of largest structures without any cement, just stones laid on top of each other

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Amphora

Greek

Date N/A

Vases of varying size, most often ceramic, though some of metal

Varying artists

Vase of very specific shape and size, often used to transport goods

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Dipolyn vase

Greek

Date 740 BC

Made of ceramic

Marked grave, very technical, good sculpting and very intricate drawings

From Dipolyn Cemetary

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Mantiklos Apollo

Greek

700-680 BC

Bronze, 8’’ high

Made by Mantiklos

Statue dedicated to Apollo, probably depiction of him

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