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Art in Mesopotamia

By Fernando novaes
  • 8000 BCE

    First clay female figures

    First clay female figures
  • 7000 BCE

    Earliest pottery

    Earliest pottery
  • 6000 BCE

    Handmade pottery

    Handmade pottery
  • 5000 BCE

    Painted pottery made on a slow wheel

    Painted pottery made on a slow wheel
  • 4000 BCE

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

  • 3500 BCE

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

    Stone carving in temples, with representations of humans, animals and deities
  • 2900 BCE

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

    Objects made of gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and carnelian founded in graves
  • 2350 BCE

    Mythological, narrative scenes and Sargon the Great representations

    Mythological, narrative scenes and Sargon the Great representations
  • 2112 BCE

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

    Statues in temples built by gudea, and ziggurats are built in Ur and other cities
  • 1800 BCE

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

    Hammurabi destroyed a palace that was decorated with wall paintings and stone statuary
  • 1350 BCE

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

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

    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.
  • 604 BCE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    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