Cuneiform writing, examples.
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Title |
Cuneiform writing, examples. |
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Cultural Context |
Near Eastern
Middle Eastern |
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Style/Period |
Near Eastern
Mesopotamian
Sumerian |
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Subject |
Writing
Writing systems
Cuneiform
Writing materials
Animals
Bulls
Cattle
Heads (Anatomy)
Food
Bread
Bowls (Tableware) |
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Description |
From the "Cuneiform Writing" section of the "Art of the Ancient Near East" chapter (Chapter 2). Time periods shown are: pictograph, c. 3100 BCE; early cuneiform sign, c. 2400 BCE; later cuneiform sign, c. 700 BCE. Examples shown are: bull's head; bull; bowl; bread, food; head, bowl; to eat. Diagram of stylus at top. |
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Technique |
Drawing (image-making) |
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Work Type |
Writing systems |
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Source |
Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (Cuneiform Writing, diagram, Ch. 2, p.66) |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 337-03.jpg |
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