Archaeological excavations of the Mesopotamian palaces usually give us a monochrome image faded by time. Rare findings of plaster, whose colours are preserved, have permitted us to return to this image its original colours. The II millennium B.C. provides more examples of palatine wall paintings belonging to the three prominent cultures of the Late Bronze Period: Mitannian, at Nuzi, Kassite, at Dur Kurigalzu, and Middle-Assyrian, at Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta. By analyzing those fragmentary painted plasters and the careful reconstructions made by the scholars, it’s possible to note some differences in the use of colours and in drawing patterns according to the culture we’re referring to. Aim of this paper is to analyze and to compare wall paintings belonging to these three main cultures, trying to find analogies and differences especially in connection to the use of colours.

Colours in Late Bronze Mesopotamia. Some Hints on Wall Paintings from Dur Kurigalzu, Nuzi and Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta

Pizzimenti Sara
2012-01-01

Abstract

Archaeological excavations of the Mesopotamian palaces usually give us a monochrome image faded by time. Rare findings of plaster, whose colours are preserved, have permitted us to return to this image its original colours. The II millennium B.C. provides more examples of palatine wall paintings belonging to the three prominent cultures of the Late Bronze Period: Mitannian, at Nuzi, Kassite, at Dur Kurigalzu, and Middle-Assyrian, at Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta. By analyzing those fragmentary painted plasters and the careful reconstructions made by the scholars, it’s possible to note some differences in the use of colours and in drawing patterns according to the culture we’re referring to. Aim of this paper is to analyze and to compare wall paintings belonging to these three main cultures, trying to find analogies and differences especially in connection to the use of colours.
2012
978-3-447-06685-3
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11568/987743
 Attenzione

Attenzione! I dati visualizzati non sono stati sottoposti a validazione da parte dell'ateneo

Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus ND
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact