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SoSe 18: TELL MARDIKH/EBLA AND THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF SYRIA IN 3RD AND 2ND MILLENNIA

Maria Gabriella Micale

Comments

This class examines the art and architecture of Syria from the Early Bronze age through the 2nd millennium in terms of tradition and innovation. Selected samples of archaeological, architectural and iconographic evidence from the excavations at Tell Mardikh, ancient Ebla, will be presented and analyzed as the documentation of their interlinked functional relationship. By means of the archaeological evidence from Tell Mardikh, the course also offers a deep insight on the crucial participation of Ebla in the formation of Syrian architectural and artistic idioms, on their legacy, as well as on the impact that Egyptian, Anatolian and Mesopotamian traditions may have had. close

Suggested reading

Akkermans, P.M.G. and G.M. Schwartz, 2003, The Archaeology of Syria. Cambridge. Matthiae, P. 1993. On this Side of the Euphrates. A Note on the Urban Origins in Inner Syria, in Frangipane et al. (eds), Between the Rivers and Over the Mountains. Archaeologica anatolica et mesopotamica Alba Palmieri dedicata, Roma: 523-530. Matthiae, P. 2002, About the formation of Old Syrian Architectural Tradition, in a cura di L. al-Gailani Werr et al., Of Pots and Plans. Papers on the Archaeology and History of Mesopotamia and Syria presented to David Oates in Honour of his 75th Birthday, London: 191-209. Matthiae, P. 2013. Studies on the Archaeology of Ebla. 1980–2010. Edited by Frances Pinnock. Wiesbaden. Matthiae P. and N. Marchetti (eds), 2013. Ebla and its Landscape. Early State Formation in the Ancient Near East. Walnut Creek: Left Coast Press close

13 Class schedule

Regular appointments

Tue, 12:00 - 14:00 13 Class schedule

Tue, 2018-04-17 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Dr. Maria Gabriella Micale