Art History

 Metropolitan Museum Papers Ancient Near East

Take a virtual trip to Metropolitan Museum Of Art in New York City!  For this assignment, your job is to navigate their site and search for an appropriate artifact from their collections (Ancient Near East). This week, the art you choose should be from their Ancient Near East Collection).  Choose an item (or items if you want to explore more than one!), and write an essay about it.  Observe its traits, identify the origin, and interpret its execution and symbolism in regards to the time’s artistic tendencies and religious trends.  Illustrate your knowledge of the art by evaluating an artifact of your liking:

Please include a picture and citation of the piece you chose to write about. All papers should be 1 ½ - 2 pages (of text).