Jean-Claude Golvin

Ur, the ziggurat

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

28.9 x 39.4 cm (Overall) 21 x 32.4 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Ur

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the Ur Ziggurat. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor and inscriptions are visible in the margins.
The building is built of brick, within a fortified, stepped enclosure. Quadrangular in shape, it is composed of three terraced storeys. A temple stands at the top. The building is entered via three flights of steps leading up to a monumental gate. A procession moves towards the building.

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