... 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 was the most abundant material. Stone, wood, and metal had to be ... imported. Art was primarily used for religious purposes. Painting and Sculpture was what was mainly used for the art. Among other Sumerian art forms was the clay cylinder seals used to mark documents ... or ...

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... . Babylon was a very important center for trade. Babylonians traded with Egyptians, Arabs, and many other groups. The major exports of the city were skins, pottery, pearl and oils. The imports that the city received were gold, silver, copper, limestone, salt, marble, and other stones. Mesopotamia was more productive of technological improvements, because their environment was more difficult to manage ... or "high" and is uniquely a Mesopotamian architectural form. The colors of the architectures in Mesopotamian were darkness. The decorations of architectures in Egypt were colorful and li...

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