ARTH 101-910

 
European Art & Civilization before 1400
Professor: Helft
Lecture 4: Bronze Age India and China

1. Bronze Age Civilizations chart.
2. Bronze Age Civilizations map.
3. map of Indus Valley civilization.
4. plan of Mohenjo Daro, c. 2600-2000 bce, Indus Valley civilization, Pakistan.
5. view down Mohenjo Daro street, c. 2600-2000 bce, Indus Valley civ, Pakistan.
6. Great Bath, Mohenjo Daro, c. 2600-2000 bce, Indus Valley civ, Pakistan.
7. Indus Valley seals, c. 2600-2000 bce, Harappa, Pakistan.
8. priest king, limestone, c. 2000 bce, Indus Valley civ, Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan.
9. nude male, red sandstone, c. 2000 bce, Indus Valley civ, Harappa, India.
10. dancing girl, bronze, c. 2000 bce, Indus Valley civ, Monhejo Daro, Pakistan.
11. female figurine, c. 2000 bce, Indus Valley civ, Harappa, India.
12. map of Shang dynasty.
13. jade cong, c. 5000-4000 bce, Liangzhu culture, Yanshou, China.
14. map of Shang bronzes.
15. palace at Erlitou, c. 1900-1700 bce, Xia dynasty?, China.
16. jade axe (yue), c. 2000 bce, Erlitou, Xia dynasty? China.
17. Shang oracle text, c. 1400-1100 bce, shell, Anyang, China.
18. Shang bronze, c. 1200 bce, China.
19. Shang bronze, c. 1200 bce, China.
20. ivory and turqoise beaker, c. 1200 bce, queens tomb, Anyang, China.
21. dagger, bronze and gold, c. 12th cent. bce, Sanxingdui culture, Sichuan, China.
22. figure on pedestal, bronze, c. 12th cent. bce, Sanxingdui culture, Sichuan, China.
23. western zhou gui, bronze, 11th cent. bce, Lintong, China.
24. detail of gui.
25. carved jade, c. 8th cent. bce, Zhou dynasty.
26. bronze bells, spring and autumn period, China.
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