Ancient Near East
Iraq
Fertile Cressent
Cuneiform Tablet 2400 BCE Library of Congress
White Temple and ziggurat, Urak, ca. 3200 – 3000 BCE
Choghazanbi ziggurat, Iran (present day)
Ziggurat (northern façade with restored stairs), Ur (Modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq, ca. 2100 BCE
Diagram of a ziggurat from Ur in Sumer
Two statuettes from the Square Temple at Eshnunna, 2700 BCE
Wide Eyes in Church
Standard of Ur war panel
Standard of Ur Peace Panel
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin (detail of upper portion)
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Stele with law code of Hammurabi, from Susa, Iran, ca 1780 BCE. Basalt, approx. 7’ 4” high.
Stele of Hammurabi (detail of upper portion)
Assyrian Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II, 720-705 BCE, Limestone 13’ 10” high
Ashurbanipal hunting lions, relief from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, ca. 645-640 BCE. Gypsum, 5’ 4” high
Processional frieze (detail) on the terrace of the royal audience hall (apadana), Persepolis, Iran, ca 521-465 BCE