ART HIS 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Eannatum, Ninurta, Kilt
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Week 1: 9/27/16: mesopotamia, votive statues a. i. Their hair and bears are very orderly and patterned a. viii. 1. Wealthy individuals would buy them and place them in temples in order to worship the gods in a voodoo surrogate style: stele of eannatum b. i. Limestone and stone was very rare b. v. stele definition: b. v. 1. Flat on both sides for the purpose of carving b. v. 5. a. Some will have carvings, others will have only writing b. v. 6. He is holding a rather large bag in one hand, and a mace in the other b. vii. 2. e. Handle of bag seems to be in the shape of a bird b. vii. 2. e. i. He threatens the enemies with the mace b. vii. 2. f. It is the patron god of girsu, ningirsu b. vii. 3. There is another figure in the stele b. vii. 3. a. A man in a kilt is leading a bunch of men b. viii. 2. a. i. The men are wearing helmets and carrying shields b. viii. 2. a. ii. The man in the kilt is eannatum, leading men into battle b. viii. 2. b. i.
