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Akkadian Period

Around 2350 BCE, Sumerian city-states began to fight over across to water and fertile land. Gradually, their social organization was transformed as local "stewards of the god" positioned themselves as ruling kings. The more ambitious rulers tried to expand their ruling through conquest. Semantic speaking people (people who used languages in the same family as Hebrew and Arabic) from the northern region began to assume positions of power in the South

Bronze Head of an Akkadian Ruler

The Bronze Head was found in 1931 in a rubbish heap in Nineveh, Iraq. It dates back to 2250 and 2200 BCE. . The head is often believed to be depicting Sargon or his grandson Naram-Sin.

Hollow Casting

The technique used for the Bronze head is hollow casting. The intricate, precise patterning of the hair and beard testifies to the metalworkers expertise in hollow casting. Hollow Casting is a method of pouring liquid clay into an empty plaster mold for producing a shell of a particular shape. The method differs according to the medium used. Mostly, cast metal sculptures are designed in a hollow manner to confirm that none of its parts are thicker than the other.

Signs of Ancient Humiliation

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