ART HIS 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Shamash, Unibrow, Sippar
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Week 1: 9/29/16: neo sumeria, statue of gudea a. i. One placed in every temple he worked on a. vi. Extreme care given to the jawline and chubby cheeks a. vi. 5. a. Done through straight lines and right angles a. vi. 10. Had a floor plan of a temple on the statue"s lap a. vii. 2. Indicative of intimate relationship between him and the deities: amorites, came from arabia and established themselves at babylon a. i. Art period 1800 1600 bc: semitic speaking people c. Hammurabi"s law code based on sumerian legal traditions c. iv. 1. Urnamu had also done it before him c. iv. 2. Hammurabi established traditions and practices, but not laws c. iv. 3. Entire law code written out on the majority of stele c. vi. Hammurabi stands on left, shammash sits on right c. viii. 1. a. Hammurabi has an elaborate robe and beard c. viii. 3. Shammash has an even more elaborate robe c. viii. 3. a. Seems as if snake like flames or lights are coming out from behind him c. viii. 3. d.
