Lecture 5: Mesopotamia

Slide List
  1. Map of Asia showing physical features.
  2. Map of Africa showing developments of various aspects of culture.
  3. Statuette, Tell Asmar, Iraq, c.3000 BC, gypsum, 11 3/4 inches high.
  4. Ziggurat, Ur, Iraq, c.2100 BC.
  5. Warka Vase, Uruk, Iraq, c.3500-3000 BC, alabaster, 36 inches high.
  6. Warka Vase, Uruk. Detail showing upper register.
  7. Warka Vase, Uruk. Detail showing lower register.
  8. Warka Vase, Uruk, Iraq, limestone. Detail showing naked attendants.
  9. Cylinder Seal and its impression, Ur, Iraq, c.2700 BC, stone, c.1 1/2 inches high.
  10. Female Head, Uruk, Iraq, c.3500-3000 BC, marble, 8 ins high.
  11. Female Head, Uruk, Iraq. View from the left.
  12. Statue of Female Monster, c.3500-3000 BC, crystalline limestone, 3 1/2 inches high.
  13. Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Akkadian, c.2300-2200 BC, pink sandstone, c.6ft 8ins high.
  14. Vistory Stele of Naram-Sin. Detail showing Naram-Sin stepping on dead enemy.
  15. Victory Stele of Naram-Sin. Detail showing fearful enemies.
  16. Victory Stele of Naram-Sin. Detail showing enemy bodies.
  17. Head of an Akkadian Ruler, Nineveh, Iraq, 2300-2200 BC, Bronze, 12 ins high.
  18. Head of Gudea, Telloh, Iraq, c.2144-2124 BC, Diorite, 9 1/8 ins high.
  19. Palette of Narmer, Hierakonpolis, c.3200 BC, slate, 25ins.