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ancient Assyria in general and on ancient minor arts.

 

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 @ 6:00 pm-8:00 pm

Professor Dirk Wicke on ‘On Nimrud Bowls and Nimrud Ivories’

Professor Wicke has directed fieldwork in Northern Mesopotamia with a special focus on the periods of the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages.

By Ali Khadr

Ivory carvings and bronze vessels are generally considered as two rather different categories of objects. They not only differ in their use – mostly elements of furniture and various small-scale objects versus vessels – but considerably more so in their material, and hence working and production. However, they share a large number of iconographic and stylistic details – and the largest collections of both derive from the same place: Nimrud. Numerous cross-references in motifs can be found between the two categories of objects and within the different stylistic groups. This indicates a use not as mere decorative patterns, but for deliberate choice of iconography. Moreover, a comparison calls for a new look at the interactions between craftsmen working in different materials. The talk adds to the suggestion that such interaction allows for mutual support in date and place of origin, hotly debated issues in particular for the Levantine craftwork during the Early Iron Age.

Dirk Wicke is a Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeological Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt. Professor Wicke has directed fieldwork in Northern Mesopotamia with a special focus on the periods of the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages. His interest focuses on the archaeology of ancient Assyria in general and on ancient minor arts.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

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@ 6:00 pm-8:00 pm

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10 Carlton House Terrace

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