Open AccessThoughts on the possible Iranian origins of the Jemdet Nasr painting style
Author(s) -
Mouheyddine Ossman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
baf online - proceedings of the berner altorientalisches forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2504-2076
DOI - 10.22012/baf.2016.13
Subject(s) - mesopotamia , style (visual arts) , argument (complex analysis) , painting , ancient history , period (music) , history , art , geography , archaeology , art history , aesthetics , medicine
Dates: ca. 3150-2900 B.C.E.Places: Western Iran and Central MesopotamiaMain argument: It is admitted that Iran had an influence on the southern Mesopotamian region during the Jemdet Nasr period, but the mechanisms of this influence are not clear. This talk would like to suggest some Iranian influence arrived in Central Mesopotamia during the collapse of the so-called "Uruk system", which coincides with the reappearance of painting on ware.