Term 1

Definition 1

White Temple and ziggurat

Uruk, Iraq

3200 - 3000 BC

 

Sumerian

Term 2

Definition 2

Female head

Uruk, Iraq

3200 - 3000 BC

Marble

 

Sumerian

  • Possibly goddess Inanna?

Term 3

Definition 3

Warka Vase

Uruk, Iraq

3200 - 3000

Alabaster

 

Sumerian

  • 1st narrative relief
  • 1st ground line
  • strict profile, conceptual
  • hierarchy of scale
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Term 4

Definition 4

Statuettes of worshippers

Eshnunna, Iraq

2700 BC

 

Sumerian

Term 5

Definition 5

Seated statuette of Urnanshe

Mari, Syria

2600 - 2500 BC

 

Sumerian

Term 6

Definition 6

Fragment of victory stele of Eassatum (Stele of the Vultures)

Girsu, Syria

2600 - 2500 BC

Limestone

 

Sumerian

-

Term 7

Definition 7

Standard of Ur

Ur, Iraq

2600 BC

Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone

 

Sumerian

Term 8

Definition 8

Bull-headed lyre

Ur, Iraq

2600 BC

 

Sumerian

Term 9

Definition 9

Soundbox of bull-headed lyre

Ur, Iraq

2600 BC

 

Sumerian

-

Term 10

Definition 10

Banquet scene, cylinder seal

Ur, Iraq

2600 BC

Lapis lazuli

 

Sumerian

Term 11

Definition 11

Head of an Akkadian ruler

Nineveh, Iraq

2250 - 2200 BC

Copper

 

Akkadian

  • one of earliest known lifesize cast metal sculptures

Term 12

Definition 12

Victory Stele of Naram-Sin

Susa, Iran

2254 - 2218 BC

sandstone

 

Akkadian

-

Term 13

Definition 13

Ziggurat

Ur, Iraq

2100 BC

 

Neo-Sumerian

Term 14

Definition 14

Seated statue of Gudea holding temple plan

Girsu, Iraq

2100 BC

Diorite

 

Neo-Sumerian

Term 15

Definition 15

Stele with law code of Hammurabi

Susa, Iran

1780 BC

Basalt

 

Babylonian

  • 1st foreshortening in beard
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Term 16

Definition 16

Investiture of Zimri-Lim

Mari, Syria

1775-1760

 

Babylon

Term 17

Definition 17

Lion Gate

Boghazkoy, Turkey

1400 BC

Limestone

 

Hittite

Term 18

Definition 18

Statue of Queen Napir-Asu

Susa, Iran

1350 - 1300 BC

Bronze and Copper

 

Elamite

-

Term 19

Definition 19

Lamassu (winged, human-headed bull)

Sargon II, Dur Sharrukin, Iraq

720 - 705 BC

Limestone

 

Assyrian

Term 20

Definition 20

Assyrian archers pursuing enemies

Kalhu, Iraq

875 - 860 BC

Gypsum

 

Assyrian

Term 21

Definition 21

Ashurnasirpal II with attendants and soldier

Kalhu, Iraq

875 - 860 BC

Glazed brick

 

Assyrian

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Term 22

Definition 22

Ashurbanipal hunting lions

Nineveh, Iraq

645 - 640 BC

Gypsum

 

Assyrin

Term 23

Definition 23

Dying lioness

Nineveh, Iraq

645-640 BC

Gypsum

 

Assyrian

Term 24

Definition 24

Ishtar Gate

Babylon, Iraq

575 BC

Glazed brick and lapis lazuli

 

Neo-Babylonian

  • King Nebuchadnezzar
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Term 25

Definition 25

Royal audience hall (apadana)

Persepolis, Iran

521 - 465 BC

 

Achaemenid

Term 26

Definition 26

Place of Shapur I

Ctesiphon, Iraq

AD 250

Term 27

Definition 27

Head of a Sasanian king

AD 350

Silver and mercury

 

  • Shapur II?
  • Repousee
-

Term 28

Definition 28

Triumph of Shapur I over Valerian

Bishapur, Iran

AD 260

rock-cut relief

 

(slide 1)

Term 29

Definition 29

Triumph of Shapur I over Valerian

Bishapur, Iran

AD 260

rock-cut relief

 

(slide 2)