21. Figure 1-19 Aerial view of Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain,Wiltshire, England, ca. 2550–1600 BCE. Circle is 97' in diameter; trilithons approx. 24' high.
32. Female head (Inanna?), from Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq, ca. 3200–3000 BCE. Marble, approx. 8” high. Iraq Museum, Baghdad.
33. Statuettes of two worshipers, from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar), Iraq, ca. 2700 BCE. Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone, tallest figure approx. 2’ 6” high. Iraq Museum, Baghdad. Based on cones and cylinders rather than the grids/cubes in Egypt Acted as eternal worshippers
Students need to recognize the major characteristics of cultures, or particular time periods. An important factor in understanding and appreciating any work of art is some knowledge of its place in time: CONTEXT.