The contribution summaries the main characteristics of art history through an overview of the history of the discipline and uses the case study of Ebla to comment on a specific aspect of Eblaic society pertaining to the creation of the image of kingship in the mature Early Syrian period.
A few images of queens are preserved from the Neo-Assyrian period, and they all wear a peculiar crown, apparently reproducing a town wall, with square towers. In my contribution, I will take the evidence from relief and glyptics into account, and I will propose some interpretations for this peculiar ornament: what it represented, and why was it adopted by Assyrian queens. I will also try to verify the frequently-proposed hypothesis that the mural crown has a Syrian or Anatolian origin.
The value and meaning of the visual representation of the Neo-Assyrian kings are discussed in this contribution. The author examines two different words when used in association with the Assyrian kingship.
The volume collects studies on architecture, art and material culture from the Ancient Near East, dedicated to Frances Pinnock
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