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This book examines the sculptures created during the Early Dynastic period (2900–2350 BC) of Sumer, a region corresponding to present-day southern Iraq. Featured almost exclusively in temple complexes, some 550 Early Dynastic stone statues of human figures carved in an abstract style have survived. Chronicling the intellectual history of ancient Near Eastern art history and archaeology at the intersection of sculpture and aesthetics, this book argues that the early modern reception of Sumer still influences ideas about these sculptures. Engaging also with the archaeology of the Early Dynastic temple, the book ultimately considers what a stone statue of a human figure has signified, both in modern times and in antiquity.
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Yes, you can access The Lives of Sumerian Sculpture by Jean M. Evans in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Archaeology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- THE LIVES OF SUMERIAN SCULPTURE
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- ONE SUMERIAN ORIGINS, 1850–1930: MAKING THE BODY VISIBLE
- TWO ART HISTORY, ETHNOGRAPHY, AND BEAUTIFUL SCULPTURE
- THREE SEEING THE DIVINE: SANCTUARY, SCULPTURE, AND DISPLAY
- FOUR THE EARLY DYNASTIC LIFE OF SCULPTURE
- FIVE BECOMING TEMPLE SCULPTURE: THE ASMAR HOARD
- SIX GENDER AND IDENTITY IN EARLY DYNASTIC TEMPLE STATUES
- CONCLUSION: MATERIALITY, ABSTRACTION, AND EARLY DYNASTIC SCULPTURE
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX