ART
HISTORIAN
Directions: You will be creating a handout for the
archaeological convention that describes Mesopotamian art. You will use Microsoft Word or AppleWorks to
create your handout. You must answer these questions somewhere in your handout.
1. Go to http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/m/mesopotamian.html
and read about Mesopotamian art.
a. What are some common
themes that can be found in Mesopotamian art?
b. What types of artwork
were common in
2. Browse through the
different pieces of artwork. You can
also look at http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/Cp.html#anchor1874838
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/HIGH/OIM_A11878.html
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/HIGH/OIM_A27903.html
1. From these four sites,
pick four pieces of artwork that you find most interesting. On your handout, include for each…
a. A title and/or
description of the work
b. The materials out of
which the work was made
c. The approximate date of
the work
d. What does it tell you
about Mesopotamian culture?