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The Ancient Near East (Mesopotamia) consisted of several civilizations: the Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian.

Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World
Call Number: North Circulating Books N 5340 .W55 1996
ISBN: 0816033315
Covers Mycenaean Greece, Minoan Crete, Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, and Carthage as well as the Greek origins of Roman art.
North Campus only
Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books N 5330 .A68 2003
The Assyrians and the Babylonians: History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization by Alfredo Rizza
Call Number: North Circulating Books DS 69.5 .R59 2007
ISBN: 9788854402683
Publication Date: 2007-09-25
Explores the chronology, historic events, key public figures, and cultural legacy of the Assyro-Babylonian civilization. Tracing the roots of this ancient society to 3000—2001 BC.
North Campus only
History of the Art of Antiquity
Call Number: North Circulating Books N 5330 .W7413 2006
ISBN: 0892366680
"Offers a systematic history of art in ancient Egypt, Persia, Etruria, Rome, and, above all, Greece that synthesizes the visual and written evidence then available"
North Campus only

Arts of Ancient Egypt
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books N 5335 .B6 M87 2003
ISBN: 0878466614
Introduces each major period of ancient Egyptian history provide an overview of the worshipped rulers, regional lords, and myriad laborers who commissioned and created these beautiful works, as well as the political events, religious rituals, and technical accomplishments that helped shape them. Individual descriptions of each object tell of their original use and significance.
The Monumental Tombs of Ancient Alexandria: The Theater of the Dead
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books DT 73 .A4 V47 2002
ISBN: 0521806593
Alexandria's monumental tombs provide the single richest source of information about the ancient city.

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Resources recommended by Christopher Witcombe, Professor in Art History at Sweet Briar College.

Ancient Near East (Sumerian; Akkadian; Babylonian; Assyrian)
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece (Aegean; Cycladic; Minoan; Mycenaean; Archaic; Classical; Hellenistic)
Ancient Rome
Byzantine

Other websites for Ancient Art:

Ancient Art from the Brooklyn Museum

Ancient Near Eastern Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Classical Antiquity covers ancient Greece and Rome from about 500 B.C. to 400 C.E

Art and Myth in Ancient Greece: A Handbook
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books N 7760 .C27 1991
ISBN: 0500202362
Greek and Roman Architecture in Classic Drawings
Call Number: North Circulating Books NA 2706 .F8 F63213 1999
ISBN: 0486404919
Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasure
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books DG 70 .H5 D38 1989
ISBN: 0892361646
Roman Art
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books N 5760 .Z3313 2010
ISBN: 1606060309