ARTH 10.01 The Art of Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East

A study of architecture, sculpture, and painting in the Near East and Egypt from prehistory through approximately the first millennium B.C.E. The course aims at a parallel treatment of the Egyptian and various Near Eastern civilizations, especially those that developed in or around modern Turkey, Israel, and Iraq. Special attention will be paid to the cultural contacts among different ancient centers at key moments in history, as conjured up by individual monuments.

May be taken in partial fulfillment of the major in Classical Archaeology and the major in Classical Studies.

Instructor

Kangas

Cross Listed Courses

MES 16.41

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:ART; WCult:NW

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Offered

• Winter