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100			_aBahrani, Zainab _958744
245			_aMesopotamia : ancient art and architecture
260			_aLondon _bThames and Hudson Ltd. _c2017
300			_a376p.
505			_aCONTENTS Introduction : Becoming Art 8 Mesopotamia in Art History 8 Influence on Artists 9 Innovation and Creativity in Mesopotamian Art 12 The Approach of This Book 13 1.The Search for Origins: Mesopotamia and the Cradle of Civilization 14 Early Interest in Mesopotamia 18 Early Archaeology in Mesopotamia 22 The Emergence of Art: Prehistoric Mesopotamia 28 2. Uruk: The Arts of Civilition 38 Architecture 42 Sculpture 46 Seals: The Mark of Identity 54 Writing: The Beginning of History 56 Archaeology and History : The Uruk Phenomenon 57 Mythic History 60 3. Early Dynastic Sumer: Images for the People, Temples for the Gods 62 Sculpture: The Votive Image 66 The Portrait as Text and Substitute Images 70 Metalwork 76 Architecture 78 Architectural Ritual 82 4. Early Dynastic Sumer: Art for Eternity 84 The Art of Death: The Royal Cemetery of Ur 87 The Mari Treasure 99 Inventing the Public Monument 102 Seals and Sea lings 105 5. Art of the Akkadian Dynasty 110 Royal Monuments and Sovereign Power 113 Portraiture and Identity: The Royallmage 117 Architecture 127 Cylinder Seals 129 6. Gudea: Royal Portraits and the Lifespan of Images 134 The Emergence of Portraiture 137 Statues and the Forms of Representation 140 Images and Texts of the Lagash Dynasty 147 The Function and Lifespan of Images 150 7. The Third Dynasty of Ur 154 Architecture 158 Sculpture 162 Regional Art 168 Cylinder Seals 172
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