Study Guide #3 Gardner's Art Through the Ages
Chapter 2: The Ancient Near East
| Map: Europe, Northern Africa, Mesopotamia | Map: Ancient Near- and Middle-East |
| Carved alabaster vase, fr. Uruk 2-4: 10 images | |
| Female Head, fr. Uruk. 2-3. 3500-3000BC | |
| Ur: Ziggurat. 2-14. 2100-2050BC | Ur: Ziggurat complex, projection |
| Ur: Ziggurat, reconstruction | Ur: Ziggurat, another reconstruction |
| Ur: Ziggurat, 2 details | |
| Cone mosaics, from Uruk 4 images. 3500BC | |
| Uruk: Ziggurat, White Temple ruins 2-1. 3500-3000BC | interior, altar |
| Reconstruction White Temple 2-2 | Uruk: Anu Temple Complex, plan |
| Clay tablet with pre-cuneiform symbols | Clay tablet with cuneiform writing. |
| Uruk: cylinder seal, c. 3300BC: fantastic animals with intertwined necks | Ur: Cylinder seal with worship of Inanna scene |
| seal, sealings: hunt motif | Cylinder seal with ruler and vessels heaped with Grain & Goddess Inanna or her priestess |
| Uruk: Cylinder seal. Leather shop. 3500-300BC. | pre-cuneiform seal from Umma |
| Cylinder seal: Master of Animals | Neo-Assyrian seal with Gilgamesh and Enkidu slaying the demon of Heaven. brown agate, 7thCBC |
| Cylinder seal w. Banquet scene, Queen Puabi. 2600BC. 2-11 | Garnet seal with Ishtar worship. 720-700 BC |
| Lion Centaur hybrid | seal with banquet scene. |
| Square Temple (Abu Temple) figures, fr. Tell Asmar,. 2700-2500BC | single female figure |
| Abu Temple figures: 2 single figures, 2-5 | Abu Temple male figure detail |
| Abu Temple figures: 2 single figures, 2-5 | Seated statue of Urnanshe, fr. Ishtar temple, Mari, Syria.2600-2500BC. 2-6 3 views |
| Victory Stele of Eannatum (Vulture Stele) 2-7. fr. Girsu. 2600-2600BC. 6 images | |
| Standard of Ur. fr. royal cemetery, Ur. c.2600 BC 2-8. 7 images | |
| Sumerian Lyre, restored. See. 2-9 c. 2600BC, fr. (King's) Tomb of Queen Puabi | |
| bull head, sound box, frontal views | another reconstruction |
| bull head | similar work |
| upper register image: Master of Animals | Lyre soundbox front panel, from tomb, Ur. 2-10 |
| Copper head of Akkadian ruler. 2-12. 2250-2200BC 3 images | |
| Victory Stele of Naram Sin. Fr. Susa. 2-13. 2254-2218BC | 4 images |
| Head of Gudea of. Lagash. 2100 BC | Seated Gudea |
| Seated Gudea. 2-15 + | seated Gudea with Temple Plan. |
| Temple Plan drawing. | Gudea, w. Vase of Waters of Life. Calcite 24 3/8 " H |
| Abu figure | Standing Gudea |
| Stele of Hammurabi. Basalt. 4 views. 2-16.c. 1780BC | |
| Lion Gate. Hattusas Boghazköy, Turkey 2-18 1400BC. | Reconstruction, Lion Gate |
| 3 details of lion, Hittite War God fr. Hattusas gate. | |
| Statue of Queen Napir-Asu, fr. Susa. c.1350-1300BC 2-19. Bronze, copper, 4'2.75" | another view |
| Elamite Lady. | Silver Kneeling Bull, Proto-Elamite. 3100-2999BC |
| Dur Sharrukin (Khorsabad): Palace of Sargon II. 720-705 BC plan. | Reconstruction of palace complex. 2-20 |
| Reconstruction of palace complex | Reconstruction of gateway in palace complex |
| Lamassu, from Dur Sharrukin. Sargon II. 2.-21, 8 images | |
| Kalhu painting on glazed brick: Ashunasirpal II w. attendants and soldier. c. 875-60BC. 2-23. | Reconstruction of palace interior |
| Relief panel from Dur Sharrukin: Transport by Sea | Sargon Palace relief: Rowers, sea creatures |
| Ashurbanipal II hunting lions. Ninevah. c645-40BC. 2-24 sim | Ashurnasirpal in chariot, Nimrud |
| Ashurnasirpal hunting, Nimrud | Ninevah: relief: Dying Lioness . 668-627BC. |
| Kalhu/Nimrud: Sack of the City of Hamanu archers, swimmers. 883-59BC | Kalhu (Nimrud) Palace relief: Ashurnasirpal II. 883-859BC. swimmers |
| Kalhu/Nimrud: assault on city walls | Kalhu/Nimrud: Sack of the City of Hamanu 875-60BC.2-22 |
| Kalhu/Nimrud: assault on city walls | Kalhu relief: Assyrian archers pursuing enemies. |
| Kalhu/Nimrud: breaking up walls | warrior tumbling off wall |
| Nimrud: hunt, banquet | Return from the Hunt. 645-35BC |
| Nimrud: Musicians | Assurnasirpal II. Standing figure |
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Nimrud Palace relief: Ashurnasirpal II & Queen Drinking |
Ninevah: palace relief: Ashurbanipal’s Victory Banquet |
| Ishtar Gate. 2-25 and details | |
| Ishtar Gate. Reconstructions, details. | |
| ACHAEMENID PERSIA | |
| Iran: Persepolis: Palace of Darius and Xerxes: ruins, aerial view. 500BC | map |
| ruins | ruins. see 2-26 |
| Iran: Persepolis: Palace of Darius and Xerxes: complex plan. 521-465 BC | reconstruction |
| Hall of the 100 Columns, reconstruction, exterior | Hall of the 100 Columns, reconstruction, interior |
| Addorsed capitals | Addorsed Bull capitals |
| capital, column base, reconstruction | columns, ruins |
| gateway ruins | gateway ruins |
| columns, ruins | stairway |
| stairway, columns | detail, apadana facade: Persians, Medes, Ahura Mazda |
| animal combat | Fravahar/Ahura Mazda |
| 3 registers: procession on stairs to apadana | Apadana relief: procession, Stairway with stepped crenellations |
| stair wall reliefs | stair wall reliefs |
| guards | Syrians with animals |
| camel | rams |
| Shaka, Uzbekistan | detail procession. see 2-27 |
| Lydian | detail |
| Sagatian, Yazd | detail |
| Pier with procession in registers | tribute bearers |
| Darius & Xerxes receiving gifts, giving audience | detail |
| Achaemenid drinking vessel, gold. 5th CBC | rhyton |
| Scythian Stag. 7th CBC | Filippovka Stag. gold silver, bronze, wood. 4th CBC |
| SASANIAN | |
| Ctesiphon: Palace of Shapur I, c. 250 CE. 2-28 | 3 additional views |
| Sasanian plate: King Shapur II slaying lion. 5th-6thCCE. 8.5diam | Sasanian Silver plate: King hunting rams. 5th-6thCCE. 8.5diam |
| Head of a Sasanian King (Shapur II) silver, mercury gilding. c. 350CE.2-29 | Sasanian ewers |
| Triumph of Shapur I over Valerian. Naqsh-i-Rustam | Bishapur Victory over the Romans, reliefs |
| Triumph of Shapur I over Valerian. Bishapur. c. 260 CE.2-30 | wider view |
| Bishapur reliefs, general view | oblique view |
| Bishapur reliefs, left end | right end |