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In the Sumerian world the gods symbolized powers that were manifest in nature. The local god was an advocate for a given city in assembly of gods. The temple became the center point civic and religious pride. Thus, it was incumbent upon the city to preserve the god and his representative, the king, as well as possible.

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Time Period: 3500 B.C.E.- 641 C.E.
Sumerian Art c.3500-2340 B.C.E. (Iraq)
Babylonian Art 1792-1750 B.C.E. (Iraq)
Assyrian Art 883-612 B.C.E (Iraq)
Persian Art c. 559-331 B.C.E. (Iran)

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Sumerian art uses realistic looking figures acting out identifiable narratives. The figures are cut from stone. Men are bare - chested and wear a kilt, whereas women have their left shoulder covered and right shoulder exposed. Both figures are hollowed out under their arms and between their legs.  Nudity is a sign of debasement meaning only slaves or prisoners were nude. Sculptures were on stands to hold them upright and the intermixing of human and animal forms were common.

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Miracle and Jasmin Patronage and Artistic life

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Miracle and Jasmin Patronage and Artistic life

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Artist could increase the power and reputation of images,bring gods to life, and sculpt narrative tales of a kings life. Kings knew that artist had the ability to glorify their careers and used that to their advantage

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Jasmin and Miracle  Ancient near eastern art

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Jasmin and Miracle  Ancient near eastern art

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The difference between the prehistoric world and civilization s the Ancient Near East is the latter's need to urbanize.Near East , stone was at a premium and wood was scarce but the earth was in abundant  supply. The first  building created was Ziggurats ,It was created by backed mud they were tall solid structures. It was cheap material that could be resupplied easily.

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Sumer      3500-2332 B.C.E.
- Sumerians found the first city-states and invented writing
- Sumerian builders construct the oldest Mesopotamian temples on lofty platforms
- Sumerian artists present narratives in register format
- Sumerian rulers were considered to be the gods' representatives

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- Neolithic Revolution is when the humans society was changed because they began to farm and herd instead of hunt and gather.
- Mesopotamia in Greek means "the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers'.
- Mesopotamia is the presumed locale of the biblical Garden of Eden.

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Arlyn Bravo \ Abel Alvarado (Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia Art )

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Arlyn Bravo \ Abel Alvarado (Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia Art )

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-Sumerians were the first to establish urban societies called city-states.
-The warka vase was found within the Inanna Temple in Uruk
-It shows a religious honoring ceremony Inanna

A procession of naked men moving around in different directions of the animals fills the at the center of the vase that was made.The men in the art work carried goods like baskets and jars overflowing with the earth's abundance.They present there goods to a goddess of some sort.The tallest female figure with a tall horned headdress would be next to two reed posts with streamers.Also in the art work they are nude male figures bringing large vessel brimming with offers to be deposited in the goddess shrine.Close to men is the pictograph for the sumerian official that scholars call the "priest King and as the goddess named Inanna.

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art mostly takes place in city states of Mesopotamia its concentrated on different types of arts

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Historical Background:
-This is where the first
~writings
~cities
~religions
~government
~laws
~agricultural
~bronze casting
~and the wheel began.
- The large populations came  from the fertile river valleys that were between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers.
-Groups of people tried to take over the central valleys. Then took turns occupying the land and had eventually relinquished it to each other.

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The Gods n Godesses of Mesopotamia

-Anu god of the sky
-Enlil god of wind n earth
-lnanna goddess of love n war
-Nanna god of moon
-Utu god of sun
-Nigirsu god of Lagash n Girsu
-Marduk god of the Babylonians
-Nabu god of writing n wisdom
-Adad god of strom
-Ashur god of Assyrian

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Miracle and Jasmin                        Ancient Near Eastern Art                                     

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Miracle and Jasmin                        Ancient Near Eastern Art                                     

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Humans didn't have a central role in prehistoric art. Most art focused on animals and spirits.

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Miracle and Jasmin                                   Ancient Near Eastern Art

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Miracle and Jasmin                                   Ancient Near Eastern Art

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The invention of writing enabled people  to permanently record transactions in business in cuneiform. Cuneiform is a wedged-shaped script.
(below is an example of cuneiform)

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Jasmin and Miracle  Ancient Near Eastern Art

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Jasmin and Miracle  Ancient Near Eastern Art

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Nomadically wander is the size of the sculptures could  have been very large -the lamassus, man head winged bulls,at Persepolis are gigantic.They were filled with large scale relief sculptures gently carved into stone surface

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The gods and goddesses of Mesopotamia- Hugo and Sebastian

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The gods and goddesses of Mesopotamia- Hugo and Sebastian

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In a brief recap the people of Sumerian which is located in Iraq would only worshiped nature gods such as the ones Sebastian listed.

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There was a free intermixing animal and human forms, so it is common to see human heads on animals bodies, and vice versa. Humans are virtually emotionless. Important figures are the largest and most centrally placed in a given composition.