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Home Palace at Mari (modern Tell Hariri, [Syria]), Court 106, wall painting, Investiture of Zimrilim,...

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Palace at Mari (modern Tell Hariri, [Syria]), Court 106, wall painting, Investiture of Zimrilim, detail, blue bird.

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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/330/337-25.jpg
Title	Palace at Mari (modern Tell Hariri, [Syria]), Court 106, wall painting, Investiture of Zimrilim, detail, blue bird.
Date	1750 BCE?
Cultural Context	Near Eastern Syrian
Style/Period	Near Eastern Mesopotamian Mari Age Babylonian
Theme	Architecture (object genre) Buildings Dwellings Palaces Houses Courtyards Rooms Interior views Interior walls Walls Paintings (visual works) Mural paintings (visual works) Detail views Figurative art Figures (representations) Birds Animals Wild animals Wildlife Wings (animal components) Profiles (figures) Plants (vegetation) Trees Vegetation Stylization Reproductions Copies (derivative objects) Facsimiles (reproductions)
Subject	Architecture Buildings Dwellings Residential facilities Castles & palaces Houses Courtyards Rooms & spaces Interiors Walls Paintings Murals Details Birds Animals Flying Plants Trees Palms Leaves Reproductions Facsimiles
Description	Facsimile of a wall painting on mud plaster.
Location Depicted	Mari (Extinct city) Tell Hariri (Syria) Euphrates River Syria
Material	Mud-plaster
Measurements	H: 5' 5" (1.7 m)
Technique	Painting (image-making) Mural painting (activity)
Work Type	Architecture Buildings Dwellings Castles & palaces Houses Courtyards Murals Mural paintings (visual works) Paintings Reproductions Copies (derivative objects)
Repository	Musee du Louvre (Paris, France)
Source	Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (fig.2-20, p.77)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: André Parrot, Sumer, The Dawn of Art, New York, Golden Press, 1961, fig. 346; Musée du Louvre, Paris.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 337-25.jpg
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