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04/09/2025 05:30 PM ISAW Lecture Hall

Cylinder seal with handle in the form of a sheep with modern impression showing an idealized image of the ruler feeding rams on the right side. To the left, an ewe and two vases flanked by the reed standard of Inanna on either side.

The Logic of the Image: Visualizing Knowledge in Early Mesopotamia

Beate Pongratz-Leisten

This lecture will take place in person at ISAW. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. The ubiquity of the image on ancient Near Eastern artefacts and its function as a medium for visualizing knowledge has not been a primary concern in ancient Near Eastern studies.

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