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Art of the Ancient Near East II Later Mesopotamian Art
(Hittites of Anatolia, Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, Persians)
-Hitties (Hattusha in Anatolia)
-Hitties of Anatolia: Lion Gate, Hattusha c 1400 BCE
Assyrians generally: 900-600 BCE
Assyrian Palaces
• Kahlu (modern Nimrud)– King: Assurnasirpal
• Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad)– King: Sargon II
• Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik)– King: Assurbanipal
-Reconstruction drawing of the Citadel and Palace Complex of Sargon II Dur Sharrukin (today Khorsabad) 721-706 BCE
-Guardian Figures at Gate A of the Citadel of Sargon II during its excavation
(modern Khorsabad, Iraq) 721-706 BCE
-Assurnasirpal II killing Lions, Kahlu (modern Nimrud, Iraq) 875-860 BCE
-Enemies Crossing the Euphrates to Escape Assyrian Archers, Kahlu (modern Nimrud, Iraq) 875-860.
-Neo Babylonia (600-500 BCE) Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
• Reconstruction drawing of Babylon in the 6th century BCE
Ishtar Gate
Persian Empire
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