The document summarizes later Mesopotamian art from the Hittites of Anatolia to the Persian Empire between 1400 BCE to 500 BCE. It describes the Lion Gate of the Hittite city of Hattusha from 1400 BCE and various Assyrian palaces from 900-600 BCE including wall reliefs from the palaces of Assurnasirpal II and Sargon II. It also mentions the reconstruction of Babylon in the 6th century BCE and the Ishtar Gate under Nebuchadnezzar before concluding with the Persian Empire.
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1. Art of the Ancient Near East II Later Mesopotamian Art (Hittites of Anatolia, Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, Persians)