Ancient Near Eastern Art

Author : Ann C. Gunter
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118301258

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A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art by Ann C. Gunter Pdf

Provides a broad view of the history and current state of scholarship on the art of the ancient Near East This book covers the aesthetic traditions of Mesopotamia, Iran, Anatolia, and the Levant, from Neolithic times to the end of the Achaemenid Persian Empire around 330 BCE. It describes and examines the field from a variety of critical perspectives: across approaches and interpretive frameworks, key explanatory concepts, materials and selected media and formats, and zones of interaction. This important work also addresses both traditional and emerging categories of material, intellectual perspectives, and research priorities. The book covers geography and chronology, context and setting, medium and scale, while acknowledging the diversity of regional and cultural traditions and the uneven survival of evidence. Part One of the book considers the methodologies and approaches that the field has drawn on and refined. Part Two addresses terms and concepts critical to understanding the subjects and formal characteristics of the Near Eastern material record, including the intellectual frameworks within which monuments have been approached and interpreted. Part Three surveys the field’s most distinctive and characteristic genres, with special reference to Mesopotamian art and architecture. Part Four considers involvement with artistic traditions across a broader reach, examining connections with Egypt, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean. And finally, Part Five addresses intersections with the closely allied discipline of archaeology and the institutional stewardship of cultural heritage in the modern Middle East. Told from multiple perspectives, A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art is an enlightening, must-have book for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of ancient Near East art and Near East history as well as those interested in history and art history.

Author : Brian A. Brown,Marian H. Feldman
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781614510352

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Critical Approaches to Ancient Near Eastern Art by Brian A. Brown,Marian H. Feldman Pdf

This volume assembles more than 30 articles focusing on the visual, material, and environmental arts of the Ancient Near East. Specific case studies range temporally from the fourth millennium up to the Hellenistic period and geographically from Iran to the eastern Mediterranean. Contributions apply innovative theoretical and methodological approaches to archaeological evidence and critically examine the historiography of the discipline itself. Not intended to be comprehensive, the volume instead captures a cross-section of the field of Ancient Near Eastern art history as its stands in the second decade of the twenty-first century. The volume will be of value to scholars working in the Ancient Near East as well as others interested in newer art historical and anthropological approaches to visual culture.

Author : Jack Cheng,Marian H. Feldman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004157026

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Ancient Near Eastern Art in Context by Jack Cheng,Marian H. Feldman Pdf

Through her published works and in the classroom, Irene J. Winter has served as a mentor for the latest generation of scholars of Mesopotamian visual culture. The various contributions to this volume in her honor represent a cross section of the state of scholarship today. Topics by the twenty authors include palatial and temple architecture, royal sculpture, gender in the ancient Near East, and interdisciplinary studies that range from the fourth millennium BCE to modern ethnography and cover Sumer, Assyria, Babylonia, Iran, Syria, Urartu, and the Levant. Reflections on Winter's scholarship and teaching accompany her bibliography. The volume will be useful for scholars who are curious about how visual culture is being used to study the ancient Near East.

Author : Kim Benzel
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art, Ancient
ISBN : 9781588393586

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Art of the Ancient Near East by Kim Benzel Pdf

"Provides the cultural, archaeological, and historical contexts for a selection of thirty works of art in the Metropolitan Museum's collection"--Slipcase.

Author : Irene Winter
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004172371

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On Art in the Ancient Near East by Irene Winter Pdf

This volume of Collected Essays brings together for the first time the range of Winter's pioneering studies related to Neo-Assyrian relief sculpture and seals, Phoeician and Syrian ivory and bronze production, and inter-polity connections across the various cultures of first millennium B.C.E. from the Aegean to Iran. Consistent threads are an emphasis on the potential for art historical analysis to yield 'history' in the broadest sense; the importance of making the theoretical frame of interpretation explicit; and the necessity of textual evidence being brought to bear on upon elements of formal analysis and archaeological context.

Author : Amy Gansell,Ann Shafer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780190673161

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Testing the Canon of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology by Amy Gansell,Ann Shafer Pdf

This book considers the "Greatest Hits" of ancient Near Eastern art and archaeology, including canonical objects, sites, and monuments from Egypt, the Levant, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran, from the prehistoric era through the Classical period. Gansell, Shafer, and their contributors investigate the factors that have made these historical artifacts so well known for so long. By questioning the canon, this book allows readers to better reflect on the range of ancientNear Eastern culture and revise the canon so it can accommodate new discoveries, represent the values of heritage communities, and remain relevant to contemporary and future audiences.

Author : Pierre Amiet,Naomi Noble Richard
Publisher : Harry N Abrams Incorporated
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Art
ISBN : 0810906384

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Art of the Ancient Near East by Pierre Amiet,Naomi Noble Richard Pdf

An historical survey of the development of sculpture, architecture, painting, and ornament in the cultures of ancient Syria, Iran, Babylon, and Sumeria

Author : Dominique Collon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UCSD:31822005178389

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Near Eastern Seals by Dominique Collon Pdf

Author : Mehmet-Ali Ataç
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107154957

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Art and Immortality in the Ancient Near East by Mehmet-Ali Ataç Pdf

Far from being a Judeo-Christian invention, apocalyptic thought had its roots in the ancient Near East and was expressed in its art.

Author : Dominique Collon
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0520203070

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Ancient Near Eastern Art by Dominique Collon Pdf

Based on the unrivaled collections of the British Museum, this extensively illustrated book is a superb introduction to the art of the ancient Near East from the eighth millennium B.C. to Alexander the Great. Often described as the cradle of civilization, the ancient Near East was the birthplace of writing, monumental sculpture, and wheel-made pottery. Dominique Collon provides a unique view into this ancient world, from village settlements to grand palaces to burial sites. Collon situates the Museum's most beautiful and interesting artifacts against their historical and cultural background. Among the works featured are painted pottery, figurines, cylinder seals, and stone amulets from the earliest village cultures before 3000 B.C. Also here are magnificent finds from graves at Alaca Huyuk in Turkey and the Royal Cemetery at Ur, including jewelry, musical instruments, and the famous Royal Standard. Sculpted reliefs from Assyrian palaces and Sasanian metalwork round out the collection. In her final chapter, Collon shows how art from the ancient Near East resonates in our own world today. A welcome addition is a Mesopotamian chronology summarizing recent astronomical and textual data, compiled by C.B.F. Walker especially for this book. Based on the unrivaled collections of the British Museum, this extensively illustrated book is a superb introduction to the art of the ancient Near East from the eighth millennium B.C. to Alexander the Great. Often described as the cradle of civilization, the ancient Near East was the birthplace of writing, monumental sculpture, and wheel-made pottery. Dominique Collon provides a unique view into this ancient world, from village settlements to grand palaces to burial sites. Collon situates the Museum's most beautiful and interesting artifacts against their historical and cultural background. Among the works featured are painted pottery, figurines, cylinder seals, and stone amulets from the earliest village cultures before 3000 B.C. Also here are magnificent finds from graves at Alaca Huyuk in Turkey and the Royal Cemetery at Ur, including jewelry, musical instruments, and the famous Royal Standard. Sculpted reliefs from Assyrian palaces and Sasanian metalwork round out the collection. In her final chapter, Collon shows how art from the ancient Near East resonates in our own world today. A welcome addition is a Mesopotamian chronology summarizing recent astronomical and textual data, compiled by C.B.F. Walker especially for this book.

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780870999611

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The Year One by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

"More than 150 works of art that exemplify all these societies at the Year One are illustrated in color and explained in this volume. Historical summaries accompanied by maps briefly describe the nature of each culture and the flow of power and peoples during the period centering around the Year One.

Author : Agnes Garcia-Ventura,Lorenzo Verderame
Publisher : Lockwood Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781948488259

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Receptions of the Ancient Near East in Popular Culture and Beyond by Agnes Garcia-Ventura,Lorenzo Verderame Pdf

This book is an enthusiastic celebration of the ways in which popular culture has consumed aspects of the ancient Near East to construct new realities. The editors have brought together an impressive line-up of scholars-archaeologists, philologists, historians, and art historians-to reflect on how objects, ideas, and interpretations of the ancient Near East have been remembered, constructed, reimagined, mythologized, or indeed forgotten within our shared cultural memories. The exploration of cultural memories has revealed how they inform the values, structures, and daily life of societies over time. This is therefore not a collection of essays about the deep past but rather about the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves.

Author : Daniel C. Snell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781119362463

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A Companion to the Ancient Near East by Daniel C. Snell Pdf

The new edition of the popular survey of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the era of Alexander the Great A Companion to the Ancient Near East explores the history of the region from 4400 BCE to the Macedonian conquest of the Persian Empire in 330 BCE. Original and revised essays from a team of distinguished scholars from across disciplines address subjects including the politics, economics, architecture, and heritage of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. Part of the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, this acclaimed single-volume reference combines lively writing with engaging and relatable topics to immerse readers in this fascinating period of Near East history. The new second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new developments in relevant fields, particularly archaeology, and expand on themes of interest to contemporary students. Clear, accessible chapters offer fresh discussions on the history of the family and gender roles, the literature, languages, and religions of the region, pastoralism, medicine and philosophy, and borders, states, and warfare. New essays highlight recent discoveries in cuneiform texts, investigate how modern Egyptians came to understand their ancient history, and examine the place of archaeology among the historical disciplines. This volume: Provides substantial new and revised content covering topics such as social conflict, kingship, cosmology, work, trade, and law Covers the civilizations of the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Israelites, and Persians, emphasizing social and cultural history Examines the legacy of the Ancient Near East in the medieval and modern worlds Offers a uniquely broad geographical, chronological, and topical range Includes a comprehensive bibliographical guide to Ancient Near East studies as well as new and updated references and reading suggestions Suitable for use as both a primary reference or as a supplement to a chronologically arranged textbook, A Companion to the Ancient Near East, 2nd Edition is a valuable resource for advanced undergraduates, beginning graduate students, instructors in the field, and scholars from other disciplines.

Author : Ann Clyburn Gunter
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015017982318

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Investigating Artistic Environments in the Ancient Near East by Ann Clyburn Gunter Pdf

Author : Edith Porada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015038540178

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Man and Images in the Ancient Near East by Edith Porada Pdf

Provides an analysis and interpretation of the ancient Near Eastern images that form part of the cultural heritage of the western world