The Art of Elam CA 4200 525 BC 1st Edition by Alvarez Mon ISBN 041581474X 9780415814744

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ISBN 10: 041581474X 
ISBN 13: 9780415814744
Author: Alvarez Mon

The Art of Elam ca. 4200-525 BC offers a view of, and a critical reflection on, the art history of one of the world’s first and least-known civilizations, illuminating a significant chapter of our human past. Not unlike a gallery of historical paintings, this comprehensive treatment of the rich heritage of ancient Iran showcases a visual trail of the evolution of human society, with all its leaps and turns, from its origins in the earliest villages of southwest Iran at around 4200 BC to the rise of the Achaemenid Persian empire in ca. 525 BC. Richly illustrated in full colour with 1450 photographs, 190 line drawings, and digital reconstructions of hundreds of artefacts—some of which have never before been published—The Art of Elam goes beyond formal and thematic boundaries to emphasize the religious, political, and social contexts in which art was created and functioned. Such a magisterial study of Elamite art has never been written making The Art of Elam ca. 4200-525 BC a ground-breaking publication essential to all students of ancient art and to our current understanding of the civilizations of the ancient Near East.

The Art of Elam CA 4200 525 BC 1st Table of contents:

• Part I: The Formative Years (c. 4200–2700 BC)

  • Chapter 1: The Susa I Tradition and Early Village Cultures

    • Painted pottery and ceramic traditions from the Susiana plains.

    • Abstract motifs and stylistic developments.

  • Chapter 2: The Proto-Elamite Period

    • The emergence of Proto-Elamite script.

    • Glyptic art: cylinder seals and their imagery (animals, composite beings).

    • The role of administrative tools in art.

    • The so-called “Proto-Elamite tablets” and their artistic context.

• Part II: The Old Elamite Period (c. 2700–1600 BC)

  • Chapter 3: Sculpture, Statuary, and Votive Figurines

    • Early examples of Elamite sculpture.

    • Discussion of monumental statues and smaller votive objects.

    • Materials and techniques used.

  • Chapter 4: Metalwork and Royal Inscriptions

    • Early bronze and copper works.

    • Inscribed objects and their role in communicating royal power.

  • Chapter 5: Architectural Decoration and Temples

    • Surviving architectural elements and their decoration.

    • The artistic significance of religious spaces.

• Part III: The Middle Elamite Period (c. 1600–1100 BC)

  • Chapter 6: Chogha Zanbil and the Ziggurat of Untash-Napirisha

    • The architectural masterpiece of the Middle Elamite period.

    • The iconography and relief work on the ziggurat and its temples.

  • Chapter 7: The Statue of Queen Napir-Asu

    • A detailed art-historical analysis of this iconic bronze statue.

    • Techniques of casting and the symbolic significance of the piece.

  • Chapter 8: Rock Reliefs and Kudurrus

    • The development of monumental rock-cut reliefs.

    • Elamite interaction with Mesopotamian traditions, such as the kudurru (boundary stone).

• Part IV: The Neo-Elamite Period and Later Echoes (c. 1100–525 BC)

  • Chapter 9: The Last Phase of Elamite Art

    • Artistic influences from Assyria and Babylon.

    • Innovations in craftsmanship and iconography.

  • Chapter 10: Susa and the Achaemenid Empire

    • The continuity and change in artistic traditions following the Achaemenid conquest.

    • The legacy of Elamite art in Persian court art.

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