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The Lives of Sumerian Sculpture
This book examines the sculptures created during the Early Dynastic period (2900–2350 BC) of Sumer, a region corresponding to present-day southern Iraq. Featured almost exclusively in temple complexes, some 550 Early Dynastic stone statues of human figures carved in an abstract style have survived. Chronicling the intellectual history of ancient Near Eastern art history and archaeology at the intersection of sculpture and aesthetics, this book argues that the early modern reception of Sumer still influences ideas about these sculptures. Engaging also with the archaeology of the Early Dynastic temple, the book ultimately considers what a stone statue of a human figure has signified, both in modern times and in antiquity.
Selves Engraved on Stone: Seals and Identity in the Ancient Near East, ca. 1415–1050 BCE
Selves Engraved on Stone explores the ways in which multiple aspects of identity were constructed through the material, visual, and textual characteristics of personal seals from ancient Mesopotamia and Syria in the latter half of the 2nd millennium BCE.
Winning Quilts
For the very first time, all the winning quilts in the world's most prestigious juried show are photographed, described, and collected in one ultra-glorious book--provides endless inspiration for those who practice this extremely popular craft. Every two years, the International Quilt Association presents the largest and most esteemed quilting competition in the world. The show brings together professional and home quilters alike, all entering their finest pieces. Anyone who wins a prize has true talent, creativity and skill--and here are the quilts that emerged victorious in all the specialty areas. There are variations on tradition patterns, such as log cabin or Amish Star, as well as exqu...
Art of the First Cities
Catalog of an exhibition being held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 8 to Aug. 17, 2003.
Art of the Ancient Near East
"Provides the cultural, archaeological, and historical contexts for a selection of thirty works of art in the Metropolitan Museum's collection"--Slipcase.
Shanna's Doctor Show
Preschoolers will revel in the Shanna Show books that help build self-esteem by making reading and learning fun through "vivacious role-playing."* Shanna shows young readers how to leap, to count, to curtsy, or to give advice as a ballerina, a teacher, a princess, or a doctor! These books are excellent tools for children who are discovering the joys of reading on their own. And the adorable Ducky, Dinah-saurus, Tiger, and little brother Shane make each book "a rousing success."*
Beyond Babylon
This important volume describes the art created in the second millennium B.C. for royal palaces, temples, and tombs from Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia to Cyprus, Egypt, and the Aegean.
Lyrical Iowa
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100 Highlights of the Collections of the Oriental Institute Museum
"In honor of the Oriental Institute's centennial celebration, this special edition guide to 100 select highlights of the collections of the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago presents objects from ancient Mesopotamia, Syro-Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt, Nubia, and Persia. The guide features a history of the collections, new photography, provenance information, and a brief description of each object"--
Testing the Canon of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology
This volume addresses and problematizes the formation and transformation of the ancient Near Eastern art historical and archaeological canon. The 'canon' is defined as an established list of objects, monuments, buildings, and sites that are considered to be most representative of the ancient Near East. In "testing" this canon, this project takes stock of the current canon, its origins, endurance, and prospects. Boundaries and typologies are examined, technologies of canon production are investigated, and heritage perspectives on contemporary culture offer a key to the future.
