Prompt:
Consider the Royal Standard of Ur
the Stele of Naramsin
the Law Code of Hammurabi
Ashurnasirpal II Killing Lions
Exile of the Israelites
and Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute.
Choose three of the artifacts and in 500-600 words complete the following tasks:
1. Identify the Mesopotamian culture and time period the item comes from.
2. Identify the formal elements of each of these pieces? In other words, what elements give the thing its form? What size is it? What is it made from? How has it been made? Describe the lines and angles.
3. Interpret each piece as best you can. What do they mean/signify? It is ok to guess or "suppose" based on what the book explains and your own interpretation.