On Art in the Ancient Near East: From the Third Millennium B.c.e.

On Art in the Ancient Near East: From the Third Millennium B.c.e.
ISBN-10
9004174990
ISBN-13
9789004174993
Category
History
Pages
561
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
BRILL
Author
Irene Winter

Description

This second volume of Collected Essays, complement to volume one, focuses upon the art and culture of the third millennium B.C.E. in ancient Mesopotamia. Stress is upon the ability of free-standing sculpture and public monuments to both reflect cultural attitudes and to affect a viewing audience. Using Sumerian and Akkadian texts as well as works, the power of visual experience is pursued toward an understanding not only of the monuments but also of their times and our own.

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