Ancient Near East Art

Ancient art of the Near East centers around Mesopotamia and covers land and cultures into Asia and along the Mediterranean. Not only does the art of the Near East celebrate the architecture, culture and resources of the area but much of the artwork tells stories of the divine, including talismans of protection and good fortune.

Persian Plait

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    Vase with basket-weave pattern
    ca. mid- to late 3rd millennium B.C.

Anatolia

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    Decorative boss
    Neo-Assyrian
    Shell, silver, bitumen, ca. 8th millennium B.C.
    Rogers Fund, 1954 54.117.15

Cuneiform

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    Cuneiform tablet: hymn to Marduk
    Neo-Babylonian
    1st millennium B.C.

Striding Lion

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    Panel with striding lion
    Babylonian