Columned Hall
Title
Columned Hall
Date
3300–3100 BCE
Date Created
October 22, 2014
Identifier
1229
Alternative Title or Name
Cone mosaics
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Iraq (nation)
Warka (ruins)
Style/Period
Uruk
Subject
halls (interior spaces)
mosaics (visual works)
columns (architectural elements)
Description
Detail view of cone mosaics on the columns of the columned or pillared hall at Uruk in Iran. "This mosaic is formed by small clay cones which, pointed end first, have been pressed tightly together into a wall coated with a thick layer of wet plaster. The flat ends of the cones are painted black, red, and white. Such mosaics originated in southern Mesopotamia and were used to decorate monumental mud-brick cult and palace architecture during the second half of the fourth millennium B.C. Some of the most impressive examples are found at Uruk but the technique of decoration has been found in many other cities such as Ur and Eridu as well as sites like Habuba Kabira in modern Syria,"--Metropolitan Museum of Art's website.
Material/Medium
clay
mud
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
A1SUWAR2-5399BE28B1
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