This volume, which accompanies a major exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, explores the artistic achievements of the era of the first cities in both the Mesopotamian heartland and across the expanse of western Asia.

2004年10月1日 · The basic characteristics of the artistic style that came to define the art of the Near East were already established by the third millennium B.C. in Mesopotamia. One of the primary aims of Mesopotamian art was to capture the …

2023年6月23日 · Art Of The First Cities The Third Millennium B. C. From The Mediterranean To The Indus Edited By Joan Aruz ; With Ronald Wallenfels Iframe Pdf Item Preview

This illustrated work highlights one of the most important and creative periods in the history of art: a time marked by the appearance of the city states of the Sumerians, the citadel of Troy, the splendid royal tombs at Ur, and the monumental cities at Mohenjodaro and Harappa.

Joan Aruz, The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 119 Followers, 7 Research papers. Research interests: Classical Archaeology, Ancient Near Eastern Art, and…

Catalog of an exhibition being held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 8 to Aug. 17, 2003 Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-523) and index

Art of the First Cities surveys the evolution of art and culture in the land between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates and their impact on the emerging cities of the ancient world—from the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean across Central Asia and along the Gulf to the Indus Valley—during one of the most seminal and creative periods in history.

This publication explores the artistic achievements of the era of the first cities in both the Mesopotamian heartland and across the expanse of western Asia. More than fifty experts in the field have contributed entries on individual works of …