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Urartu
Urartu was one of several first millennium B.C. states that came into existence and prominence in Anatolia (modern Turkey) after the destruction of the Hittite state around 1200 B.C. (others include Phrygia, Tabal, and Lydia ). These states were kingdoms, each with its own language, ethnicity, religion, and characteristic material culture. In their inscriptions, the Assyrians of Mesopotamia refer to the Urartians as their northern enemies from the eleventh to the seventh centuries B.C. However, the earliest known Urartian written document, a rock inscription at Van (ancient Tushpa), records the earliest reference to the state. There it says that Urartu was ruled by a king named Sarduri (r. ca. 840–830 B.C. ), and mentions a male deity, Haldi, the supreme god throughout Urartian history. Urartu was centered in eastern Anatolia, around Lake Van; the capital, Tushpa, was located on the eastern shore of the lake, situated on a high and elongated rock outcrop. In the late ninth century B.C., the state expanded north into the Caucasus, where an Urartian presence was established at sites like Karmir Blur and Armavir. The Urartians also moved east across the formidable Zagros Mountains into northwestern Iran, where many rock-cut texts and various sites—such as Hasanlu, Agrab Tepe, and Bastam—inform us of their local conquests and achievements.
Urartu | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art and king midas in the late eighth century b.c. the rediscovery of assyria ... maps (2)... west asia, 1000 b.c. –1 a.d. world, 1000 b.c. –1 a.d. ... index terms (11)... art movement/style... hittite period in the ancient near east middle assyrian period in the ancient near east neo–assyrian period in the ancient near east old assyrian trading colony period in the ancient near east geography/place... anatolia and the caucasus iran iraq material and technique.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/urar/hd_urar.htm [1052 words]
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Ancient art ancient visual arts movements includes: * from the middle east mesopotamian art (3300-539 b.chr.): sumerian art (ur) (3000-2300), akkadian art (akkad) (2300-2150), neo-sumerian art (2150-2000), babylonian art (1900-1600), assyrian art (niniveh) (900-612) and neo-babylonian art (625-539). * egyptian art (3500 bc. to 395 a.d.): early dynastic art (3500-2686), old kingdom art (2686-2185), middle kingdom art (2133-1750)
http://www.kunstbus.com/locate/ancient+art [293 words]
Silver-gilt bowl ¦ Highlights ¦ Greek and Roman Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Ar classification gold and silver credit line the cesnola collection, purchased by subscription, 1874–76 accession number 74.51.4554 on view: gallery 174 description provenance selected bibliography description the central tondo shows a winged deity of assyrian type felling a rampant lion with a sword. the surrounding frieze presents a variety of animal and narrative motifs, including two specifically egyptian subjects: a sphinx wearing the egyptian double crown and a lion treading over a dead man,
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/silver_gilt_bowl/objectview.aspx?page=1&sort=5&col [673 words]
Iraqi Artists Suad al-Attar, Ala Bashir, Faeq Hassan & Abdul Qadir Al Rassam - The Art History Archive has enabled her to explore her relationship with her homeland and to develop a personal visual language with which to express it. elements of this language are to be found within the traditions of middle eastern art. the winged creatures of assyrian reliefs, sumerian sculptures and the illuminated manuscripts of the baghdadi school were instrumental. however, this awareness of her arab heritage did not result in slavish imitation, but was forged with her own romantic imagination and an appreciation of western figurative traditions to create enigmatic images in which narrative and symbolism are intertwined.
http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/arabic/Iraqi-Artists.html [1351 words]
The Phoenicians (1500–300 B.C.) | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art the phoenicians (1500–300 b.c. )... nubian with oryx, monkey, and leopard skins, 8th–7th century b.c.; neo-assyrian period; phoenician style excavated at fort shalmaneser, nimrud (ancient kalhu), mesopotamia ivory h. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm) rogers fund, 1960 (60.145.11) ... horse blinker with sphinx, 8th–
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/phoe/hd_phoe.htm [999 words]
Art Glossary of Terms - Art Lexicon LA to LZ - The Art History Archive the top of the head is phallic, and sometimes bears the king's crown. lamassu means "protective spirit" in akkadian, and is also the plural form. lamassu were placed on either side of the doorways of assyrian palaces, and of gateways to cities to protect against evil spirits, and impress the neighbors. however it is displayed in a museum, in its original context, a lamassu is the guardian of a doorway,
http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/glossary/Art-Glossary-Terms-LA-LZ.html [1989 words]
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with two cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.5a: record of a lawsuit ¦ Highlight cuneiform tablet case impressed with two cylinder seals, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.5a: record of a lawsuit period middle bronze age–old assyrian trading colony date ca. 20th–19th century b.c. geography anatolia, probably from kultepe (karum kanesh) medium clay dimensions 7 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/4 in. (18.5 x 9 x 4.5 cm) classification clay-
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/cuneiform_tablet_case_impressed_with_two_cylinder_seals/ob [392 words]