The triumph of urban civilization of the Middle Bronze Age in Mesopotamia and neighboring regions.
[The territorial states. 2100-1600 BC] The second volume of the Art History of the Ancient Orient narrates the triumph of the urban civilization of the Middle Bronze Age in Mesopotamia and nearby regions, from the first Hittite principates to the large Amorrean cities and the widespread settlement of Palestine, in the centuries dominated by the charismatic figure of Hammurabi of Babylon.
In keeping with the structure of this series, the book begins with an introductory chapter outlining the overall context and evolution of the artistic culture, while the chapters to follow provide more detailed analysis of the architecture, sculpture, painting, metallurgy and glyptography, retracing the particular developments of the various civilizations.