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Sardis
Sardis in antiquity was one of the great cities of Asia Minor. As the capital of Lydia (a kingdom located in western Turkey, inland from modern Izmir), Sardis achieved fame and wealth especially under the last Lydian king, Croesus, before succumbing to the Persian conquest in the mid-sixth century B.C. Sardis lies at the foothills of Mount Tmolus in the valley of the Hermus River, a natural corridor that connects the Aegean and Anatolia. The city's wealth and prosperity can be attributed to its location, ideal for trade and commerce, and to its abundant source of water and mineral resources, most notably the legendary gold-bearing sands of the Pactolus stream.
Sardis | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art tall vessel from europe temple architecture from europe vessel from the balkan peninsula subject matter/theme... archaeology from asia feline food and feasting numismatic portrait trade and travel (1000 b.c.–1 a.d.) ... share... | more ... the greek historian herodotus tells us that the lydians were the first people to mint coins. although the exact date of this invention is in dispute, coins of electrum, a natural alloy of gold and silver, apparently came into use at the end of the seventh century b.c.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/srds/hd_srds.htm [1171 words]
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Associated subjects: persian conquest (+), darius i (+), ancient near eastern art (+), roman rule (+), alexander the great (+), lydia (+), hellenistic era (+), seleucid dynasts (+), byzantine emperor (+), alexander iii of macedon ("the great") (+), sardis (+), assyrians (+), hittite (+), rome (+), offering to the sanctuary at delphi (+)
Bowl with a radiating petal design ¦ Highlights ¦ Ancient Near Eastern Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ The Me with a fine petal design with graceful stems radiating from a central raised knob, is a variation on many of the drinking bowls from the gordion excavations. thus, there is a possibility that this vessel was made by the phrygians. but the lydians, who ruled in western anatolia from 685 to 547 b.c., admired objects of phrygian manufacture, and this silver vessel may have in fact been made by the lydians. provenance acquired by the museum in 1966, gift of mr.
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/bowl_with_a_radiating_petal_design/objectview.aspx?page=1& [260 words]
The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 B.C.) | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Mus who dominated much of iran and eastern anatolia (turkey), was defeated by his southern neighbor cyrus ii ("the great"), king of persia (r. 559–530 b.c. ). this upset the balance of power in the near east. the lydians of western anatolia under king croesus took advantage of the fall of media to push east and clashed with persian forces. the lydian army withdrew for the winter but the persians advanced to the lydian capital at sardis, which fell after a two-week siege.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/acha/hd_acha.htm [1277 words]
![Gold stater [Greek, Lydian; Excavated at Sardis] (26.59.2) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_26.59.2.jpg)
Gold stater [Greek, Lydian; Excavated at Sardis] (26.59.2) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum is one of thirty that were found in a small terracotta jug at sardis. staters were made of gold, electrum, and silver, with standard weights varying according to their place of issue. the greek historian herodotus wrote that the lydians invented coinage, and that croesus (r. 560546 b.c.) was the first king to issue gold and silver coins. as the lydian empire developed in economic and political power, the use of electrum for coinage, due to its uncertainty of exact value, became a handicap to trade.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/26.59.2 [253 words]
Necklace with the head of the Egyptian god Bes ¦ Highlights ¦ Ancient Near Eastern Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of gallery 405 description provenance description in the 5th century b.c. a homogeneous style of persian court art and architecture was created that derived from the practices of the peoples that the achaemenid kings ruled over: ionian greeks, lydians, mesopotamians and egyptians. rich in figural imagery, this necklace is made up of achaemenid elements, with a head of bes, an egyptian god; plaques of a male figure with a horse; and lotus terminals.
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/necklace_with_the_head_of_the_egyptian_god_bes/objectview. [206 words]
Phrygia, Gordion, and King Midas in the Late Eighth Century B.C. | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | ancient historians inform us that midas killed himself in despair after the cimmerians destroyed his city and kingdom. nonetheless, phrygia continued to exist and prosper for decades after the destruction. the state was eventually conquered by lydians from the west, and then incorporated in turn into the empires of persia, alexander the great, and rome. department of ancient near eastern art, the metropolitan museum of art The New York C
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/phry/hd_phry.htm [1121 words]