Leonard Woolley waxing a skeleton for removal, in Ur (1929-1930) (courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) After excavation, ancient artifacts embark on an ...

An Akkadian cylinder seal, circa 2350-2150 B.C.E., depicts a contest scene. The image on the right shows the impression the seal would make. Gift of Nanette B. Kelekian, in memory of Charles Dikran ...

Introduction : becoming art -- The search for Origins : Mesopotamia and the cradle of civilization -- Uruk : the arts of civilization -- Early Dynastic Sumer : images for people, temples for gods -- ...

The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, which was closed since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, reopened its museum and gardens today with a new Mesopotamian art exhibit. The Getty Center in ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, which has been closed since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, is reopening its museum and gardens Wednesday with a new Mesopotamian ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, which was closed since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, reopened its museum and gardens today with a new ...