1. History of Artifacts
... them around their necks on string using the shells to pay for small items. From Sumeria have come examples of fine works in marble, diorite, hammered gold, and lapis lazuli. Of the many portraits produced in Sumeria some of the best are those of Gudea, ruler of Lagash. Some of the portraits are in marble others are in a grayish black color. Sumerian art was very complex clay ... no deviation from the sculptural formula they are distinguished only by technical peculiarities in the carvings. With hardly any stone Sumerian sculptors exploited alternative materials. Fine examples of metal c...
- Word Count: 937
- Approx Pages: 4