Civilisations of the Ancient Near East and Mesopotamia

Elamites (3300-539 BC) Famous for their destruction and invasion of the Sumerian civilisation to their west, the Elamites were a pre-Iranian civilisation that occupied Western and South-western Iran. Devotional statuettes of rulers were a common form of Elamite art. These metal and stone figurines were intended to depict ritual actions, actions that would be eternally  … Read more

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Terra Sigillata: Clay Bearing Little Images

Roman Terra Sigillata Terra Sigillata is a form of fine red pottery with a glossy slip that is often, but not exclusively, decorated with figures in relief that have been modelled, embossed, or applied. Developed around the mid-1st century BC, this form of pottery was developed for both export as well as domestic use and  … Read more

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Nabataean Art of the Stone City Dwellers

Most famously known for the exquisite remains of the rock-carved city of Petra, the Nabataeans were an Arabic people who inhabited Northern Arabia and the Southern Levant during antiquity. Prior to Trajan’s conquest of the region in 106 AD, the Nabataeans had been an autonomous people who had lived in the area since settling in  … Read more

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