Ancient Beakers were Something New
Grave goods excavated from a vast necropolis at Susa, ancient Iran, innovated illustration and changed visual language in a way that affects our graphic communication to this day…
During the first decade of the twentieth century, archaeologists excavated the extensive temple and cemetery complex of Susa, in what is now Iran. The Mesopotamian people of the region made fired terracotta pots, and placed some of these in each grave. The vessels, which…
