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Art in Mesopotamia

By Fernando novaes
  • First clay female figures
    8000 BCE

    First clay female figures

  • Earliest pottery
    7000 BCE

    Earliest pottery

  • Handmade pottery
    6000 BCE

    Handmade pottery

  • Painted pottery made on a slow wheel
    5000 BCE

    Painted pottery made on a slow wheel

  • 4000 BCE

    Mass-produced pottery made on a fast wheel or in a mold.

  • Stone carving in temples, with representations of humans, animals and deities
    3500 BCE

    Stone carving in temples, with representations of humans, animals and deities

  • Objects made of gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and carnelian founded in graves
    2900 BCE

    Objects made of gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and carnelian founded in graves

  • Mythological, narrative scenes and Sargon the Great representations
    2350 BCE

    Mythological, narrative scenes and Sargon the Great representations

  • Statues in temples built by gudea, and ziggurats are built in Ur and other cities
    2112 BCE

    Statues in temples built by gudea, and ziggurats are built in Ur and other cities

  • Hammurabi destroyed a palace that was decorated with wall paintings and stone statuary
    1800 BCE

    Hammurabi destroyed a palace that was decorated with wall paintings and stone statuary

  • The Kassite kudurru, or boundary stone, is decorated with royal and divine figures.
    1350 BCE

    The Kassite kudurru, or boundary stone, is decorated with royal and divine figures.

  • Stone reliefs of human-headed winged lions and bulls, in the palace. The interior walls are decorated with alabaster slabs with painted details. These show the accomplishments of the king.
    879 BCE

    Stone reliefs of human-headed winged lions and bulls, in the palace. The interior walls are decorated with alabaster slabs with painted details. These show the accomplishments of the king.

  • Nebuchadnezzar reign: molded multicolored glazed bricks with images of striding lions decorate the main street, while bulls and dragons similarly
    604 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar reign: molded multicolored glazed bricks with images of striding lions decorate the main street, while bulls and dragons similarly

  • Art in Mesopotamia is influenced by others cultures from the East and West.
    550 BCE

    Art in Mesopotamia is influenced by others cultures from the East and West.

  • Hellenistic art and culture influence Mesopotamia, that's because Alexander the Great conquered the lands between the Tigris and Euphrates River
    331 BCE

    Hellenistic art and culture influence Mesopotamia, that's because Alexander the Great conquered the lands between the Tigris and Euphrates River

  • This blue-green glazed pottery is the result of more influence of different cultures in Mesopotamia
    139 BCE

    This blue-green glazed pottery is the result of more influence of different cultures in Mesopotamia

    Sources: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/02/wam.html https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/03/wam.html https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/04/wam.html