Answer these questions below, my art pierce im doing research on is the Early Mesopotamian Ziggurats.
1. Who is the artist, artisan, or possible creator of this artwork? What is the artwork's name or title? If it was commissioned, who commissioned it?
2. When was it created? Where was it created? Where does it reside now?
3. How large or small is the artwork? What materials were used?
1. The Early Mesopotamian Ziggurats were not created by a specific artist or artisan but were likely the result of collective effort by various skilled workers and craftsmen, under the supervision of priests and rulers. These structures were religious and administrative buildings rather than individual artworks, so they do not have specific titles or names. The commissioning would have been done by the rulers or religious authorities of the respective city-states in ancient Mesopotamia.
2. The construction of ziggurats in Mesopotamia began as early as the late 3rd millennium BCE and continued through the 1st millennium BCE. They were primarily found in the region of ancient Mesopotamia, specifically Sumer (southern Mesopotamia) and Babylon (northern Mesopotamia). Each major city-state had its own ziggurat. Today, some of the most famous ziggurats are in ruins, with fragments remaining in modern-day Iraq and Iran.
3. The size of ziggurats varied depending on the specific city and time period they were constructed in. These stepped pyramid-like structures were massive in scale, often towering several stories high. The largest known ziggurats were around 70 meters (230 feet) in height. The materials used in their construction typically included mud bricks, which were the primary building material in Mesopotamia due to the abundant clay deposits in the region. These bricks were then often coated in a layer of limestone or plaster for protection.