26. Müge Durusu-Tanrıöver: Hittite art

Müge introduces us to the Hittites and their artistic world. We focus on kings, and why there are so few depictions of kings in human form. What do they look like? What are they communicating and who to? What does it tell us about the relationship between human and divine worlds? 3:45 nature and scope of Hittite art7:22 who is it for?10:49 relation to other ancient Middle Eastern traditions12:41 why are there so few representations of kings in human form?15:37 individuality or timeless kingship?18:25 what does the king look like? 21:03 portraits or generic forms?22:22 relation between human and divine worlds23:55 can we identify historical events in art? Müge's university page: http://arkeo.bilkent.edu.tr/muge.htmlMüge's Academia page: https://bilkent.academia.edu/mdurusuMusic by Ruba Hillawi Website: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw Email: [email protected] Twitter: @wedge_pod  Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod