ARTH 1050 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lapis Lazuli, Watercolor Painting, Warka Vase
18 Mar 2016
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Human with feline head (p. 17: from hohlenstein-stadel, germany, ca. 28,000 bce: limestone, 4 high, archeologists named them venus after the greco-roman goddess of beauty and love, exaggerated anatomical proportions may of served as a fertility image, carver scratched an outline of the pubic triangle. Wall painting in the cave at pech-merle (p. 21: from pech-merle, france, ca. Anatolia: dots and lines from the two peaks represent a volcanic eruption looks like there"s a monster attacking the city. Beaker with animal decoration: susa, iran, ca. 4000 bce: painted ceramic, 11 3/8 high. White temple and ziggurat (p. 33: from uruk, iraq, ca. Female head (lnanna?) (p. 34: from uruk, iraq, ca. Warka vase (p. 35: from uruk, iraq, ca. Standard of ur (p. 37: from ur, iraq, ca. Stele of the vultures (p. 36: from girsu, iraq, 2600-2500 bce limestone fragment 2" 6" high full stele 5" 11 , describes eannatum"s victory over city of umma with aid of god.
