Mesopotamia Visual Analysis

a. The visual arts of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt are similar and different in various ways. In Mesopotamia, animals were of great artistic characteristics within the visual works of art. For example the Plaque from the Soundbox of Great Lyre, Ur shows the use of animals within the artwork that was used for the tomb of a King’s grave. “The bearded bull’s head is a symbol of royalty often seen in Mesopotamia art.” This shows how important animals were within the culture and especially because it was used within royalty memorials. On the other hand, ancient Egypt used visual works of architect to commemorate the royalty. For example, the Great Pyramids of Giza that was built for the King to be buried in. “The Great Pyramids, gigantic mountain-like
In ancient Egypt stone was widely used, however in Mesopotamia this was not available to them so brick and wood was mainly used. While Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt have differing forms of visual art, they are similar in many ways. Both have used architect as a form of visual art. While they differ within structure, they are very similar in their purpose. The ziggurats and pyramids alike, which lay at the center of the cities, were greatly important in giving the leaders, whether gods or kings, commemoration. In addition to using architect within the culture to bring light to the high status of their kings, they also used sculptures within their art to give praise to royalty. While in ancient Egypt the actual human anatomy was used to portray the royal status, in Mesopotamia the use of animals were used to signify “human roles.” In addition to these similarities, Egypt and Mesopotamia “both observed naturalism.” Influence from the Sumerian style, helped both express the reality of their