Posts Tagged ‘priests’
Sumerian Art and its Influences
November 10th, 2008 by admin
Mother goddesses were worshipped in the hope of bringing fertility to women and crops. These were the next tallest statues. Smaller than these were the priests and the smallest were the worshippers. All statues have their heads uplifted and hands clasped with cylindrical bodies devoid of any gender differentiation. The clasped hands is the pose [...]
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Sumerian Clothing: History
August 23rd, 2008 by admin
Around the year 2000BC in the ancient Sumerian culture Ziggurats began to be built to link the earth and heaven. These were the centre of worship and the centre of every town. Built of mud bricks these often towered at 5 to 7 storey. With priesthood, these became temples as well as learning centers for [...]
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