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
Category: Near Eastern
Tags: , Animals, Female Figures, Linear Pattern, Male Figures, Votive Offerings
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