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2254-2218 BCE on Limestone – tells the story of Naram Sin and his militant triumphs (Akkadian)
.1. Used to suggest political order (leader is standing on the top while the people he rules are under it) |
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•Hammurabi from Suse 1792-1750 BCE on Basalt – stone slap decorated with inscriptions and carvings of law
.1.Relief piece on the top of the piece – representation of dialogue between Hammurabi and Shamash (the sun god and the god of justice)
.2.Releasing the laws and codes of justice through the country that are written on the stone |
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•Nimrid Iraq 875-860 BCE on alabaster – shows the king killing lions on a hunt
.1. The palace was originally colored but the colors fade
.2. The event of the “lion hunt” was ceremonial and stage but was used to represent the kings power
.3. The sculpture only protrudes a few inches, but suggests depth (using overlap)
.4. The scene runs horizontally through the sculpture
The king is in the middle of the piece and is positioned that was for power |
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• 2520-2494 BCE on limestone – used as a funerary complex of Khafre Giza (Egypt, old kingdom)
.1. Devoted to the idea of kingship
.2. Posed on the body of a lion to represent power and the idea of superhuman divinity
.3. Used to “guard” the pyramids
.4. Facing the rising sun shows the idea of divinity and prosperity |
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• (1332-1322 BCE)
.1. Gold inlaid with glass and stones
.2. Used to show the afterlife (or known as Ka) that it had a face and could be recognized
.3. Beard is fake but is given to represent dead pharroh
.4. Cobra and vulture are on top of the head dress
.4.1. Cobra represents Wadjet which signaled the right to rule Lower Egypt
.4.2. Vulure represents Nekhbet which signaled the right to rule Upper Egypt |
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