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Example Question #784 :Ap Art History
Who are the two people depicted inThe Stele of Hammurabi?
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Hammurabi#/media/File:Milkau_Oberer_Teil_der_Stele_mit_dem_Text_von_Hammurapis_Gesetzescode_369-2.png)
Alexander the Great, and the sun god Trajan.
Tutankhamen, the king, and the sun god Amun-Ra.
Sargon, the king, and the sun god Ashur.
Hammurabi, the king, and the sun god Shamash.
Shamash, the king, and the sun god Hammurabi.
Hammurabi, the king, and the sun god Shamash.
Depicted in this stele are the king, Hammurabi, and the sun god, Shamash. Shamash is shown here delivering the text of the message on the stele to Hammurabi.
Example Question #183 :Sculpture
What culture wasThe Stele of Hammurabiassociated with?
Assyrians
Babylonians
Aztecs
Egyptians
Persians
Babylonians
The Stele of Hammurabiis associated with the Babylonians, and dates back to 1792-1750 BCE.
Image is in the public domain, accessed through Wikipedia Media Commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Hammurabi#/media/File:Milkau_Oberer_Teil_der_Stele_mit_dem_Text_von_Hammurapis_Gesetzescode_369-2.png
Example Question #786 :Ap Art History
What is this object called?
A cella
An apadana
A stele
A ziggurat
Cuneiform writing
A stele
This is a stele, or a stone slab used as a site marker. This particular one (The Stele of Hammurabi) was put in a centralized meeting spot in town so that all could read its message.
Image in the public domain, accessed through Wikipedia Media Commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Hammurabi#/media/File:Milkau_Oberer_Teil_der_Stele_mit_dem_Text_von_Hammurapis_Gesetzescode_369-2.png