Georges Perrot’s monumental survey of Mesopotamian visual culture examines the sculpture, relief carvings, architecture, and decorative arts of ancient Chaldæa and Assyria. Drawing on archaeological excavations and museum collections, Perrot provides detailed analysis of ziggurat construction, palace decoration, and the iconography of Assyrian royal imagery, offering one of the first rigorous Western accounts of these civilisations’ artistic achievements.
This is Volume 1 of 2 of the free EPUB edition, reformatted for comfortable reading on any device. Scholars of ancient Near Eastern history and art history will find it an enduring reference.