Art Appreciation: Ancient World

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  1. 4. from Babylon (Iraq) reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605–562 BCE), colored glazed terracotta tiles.
  2. 7. Early urban centers, frequent battles for control over region.
  3. 10. Palace covered with relief sculpture showing battles and hunting scenes.
  4. 11. Beginning of written records, ancient near East, northern Africa, southern Europe.
  5. 12. Cuneiform, first great power of Mesopotamia.
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  1. 1. limestone relief from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, Assyrian period, c. 650 BCE.
  2. 2. the use of size to denote relative importance of subjects in an artwork.
  3. 3. c. 1792–1750 BCE.
  4. 5. Mesopotamian stepped tower, roughly pyramid-shaped,that diminished in size toward a platform summit.
  5. 6. Earliest humans, no written records survive.
  6. 8. Earliest known form of writing, wedge-shaped symbols.
  7. 9. 2 Human-headed winged lion from gateway in Ashurnasirpal II’s palace in Nimrud, Mesopotamia, NeoAssyrian, 883–859 BCE.