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Essay

The Hittites

October 1, 2002

By Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art

The reasons for the rapid disappearance of the Hittites, who had dominated Anatolia for centuries, remain unexplained.
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Essay

Urartu

October 1, 2004

By Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art

Urartu was one of several first millennium B.C. states that came into existence and prominence in Anatolia (modern Turkey) after the destruction of the Hittite state around 1200 B.C.
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Essay

Ugarit

October 1, 2004

By Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art

Ugarit was a flourishing city, its streets lined with two-story houses dominated on the northeastern side of the tell by an acropolis with two temples dedicated to the gods Baal and Dagan.
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Essay

The Middle Babylonian / Kassite Period (ca. 1595–1155 B.C.) in Mesopotamia

June 1, 2016

By Elizabeth Knott

The ongoing construction of [Kassite] (elite) identity was a thoughtful response to the historical traditions of Mesopotamia on the one hand, and contemporary internationalizing trends on the other.
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editorial

The High Winds and Deep Valleys of Cappadocia

September 5, 2014

By Deniz Beyazit

Assistant Curator Deniz Beyazit reflects on her group's activities in fabled Cappadocia during the Museum's trip across Turkey.
Press Release

Ancient Near East

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Essay

The Old Assyrian Period (ca. 2000–1600 B.C.)

December 1, 2017

By Nancy Highcock

The art and texts of the Old Assyrian period provide a deep view into the dynamic lives of individual people at the start of the second millennium B.C.
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editorial

Syrian Art at the Met

September 25, 2013

By Thomas P. Campbell

The situation in Syria is both grave and deeply troubling. In the midst of such striking human suffering, all other concerns can easily get lost in the shadows. But we must believe that there will be a time when peace returns to Syria, and when that moment arrives, it would be tragic to find that most of the country's heritage had been lost.
Press Release

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF GALLERIES FOR ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN ART

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Essay

Phrygia, Gordion, and King Midas in the Late Eighth Century B.C.

October 1, 2004

By Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art

Most of what is known about Phrygian archaeology and its language derives from excavations at the capital city Gordion, located about sixty miles southwest of the modern Turkish capital of Ankara.
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Art

Seated goddess with a child

Date: ca. 14th–13th century BCE
Accession Number: 1989.281.12

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Art

Orthostat relief: lion-hunt scene

Date: ca. 10th−9th century BCE
Accession Number: 43.135.2

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Art

Vessel terminating in the forepart of a stag

Date: ca. 14th–13th century BCE
Accession Number: 1989.281.10

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Art

Stele fragment

Date: ca. early 1st millennium BCE
Accession Number: X.196

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Art

Tile

Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Accession Number: 35.1.48

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Art

Tile

Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Accession Number: 35.1.50

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Art

Tile

Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Accession Number: 35.1.51

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Art

Tile

Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Accession Number: 35.1.49

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Art

Ingot with Hittite hieroglyphs

Date: ca. 14th–13th century BCE
Accession Number: 1989.281.16

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Art

Vessel terminating in the forepart of a bull

Date: ca. 14th–13th century BCE
Accession Number: 1989.281.11