Testing the Canon of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology
Testing the Canon of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology

Author: Amy Gansell

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2020-02-03

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 0190673168

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This book considers the "Greatest Hits" of ancient Near Eastern art and archaeology, including canonical objects, sites, and monuments from Egypt, the Levant, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran, from the prehistoric era through the Classical period. Gansell, Shafer, and their contributors investigate the factors that have made these historical artifacts so well known for so long. By questioning the canon, this book allows readers to better reflect on the range of ancientNear Eastern culture and revise the canon so it can accommodate new discoveries, represent the values of heritage communities, and remain relevant to contemporary and future audiences.

Art of Ancient Egypt
Art of Ancient Egypt

Author: Edith Whitney Watts

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 0870998536

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"[A] comprehensive resource, which contains texts, posters, slides, and other materials about outstanding works of Egyptian art from the Museum's collection"--Welcome (preliminary page).

What Makes Civilization?
What Makes Civilization?

Author: D. Wengrow

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0199699429

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A vivid new account of the 'birth of civilization' in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia where many of the foundations of modern life were laid

Art of the Ancient Near East
Art of the Ancient Near East

Author: Pierre Amiet

Publisher: Harry N Abrams Incorporated

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13: 9780810906389

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An historical survey of the development of sculpture, architecture, painting, and ornament in the cultures of ancient Syria, Iran, Babylon, and Sumeria

Masking the Blow
Masking the Blow

Author: Whitney Davis

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-12-22

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 0520322614

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1992.

Art and Immortality in the Ancient Near East
Art and Immortality in the Ancient Near East

Author: Mehmet-Ali Ataç

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-03-08

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1107154952

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Far from being a Judeo-Christian invention, apocalyptic thought had its roots in the ancient Near East and was expressed in its art.