Editing Kassites (section)

==Kassite art==
=== Ceramics ===

The Kassites produced a substantial amount of pottery.<ref>{{cite book |last=Armstrong |first=James A. |chapter=15. Babylonian Pottery in the Kassite Period |title=Karduniaš. Babylonia under the Kassites |volume=2 |editor1-first=Alexa |editor1-last=Bartelmus |editor2-first=Katja |editor2-last=Sternitzke |location=Berlin, Boston |publisher=De Gruyter |year=2017 |pages=421–436}}</ref> It is found in many Mesopotamia cities including [[Eridu]] and [[Tell Khaiber]]. Archaeologists divide it into three periods, Early Kassite (before c. 1415 BC), Middle Kassite (c. 1415–1225 BC), and Late Kassite (c. 1225–1155 BC).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Armstrong |first1=James A. |first2=Hermann |last2=Gasche |year=2014 |title=Mesopotamian Pottery. A Guide to the Babylonian Tradition in the Second Millennium B.C. |series=Mesopotamian History and Environment Series II, Memoirs IV |location=Ghent and Chicago |publisher=The University of Ghent and The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago}}</ref> Many small pottery kilns, generally no bigger than 2 meters in diameter with domed tops, were found in the Babylonian city of [[Dilbat]]. Goblets and wavy sided bowls are commonly found in Kassite pottery deposits. Other ceramic goods, such as traps for small animals and vessels commonly thought to be fruit stands were found also.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Armstrong |first=James A. |title=West of Edin: Tell al-Deylam and the Babylonian City of Dilbat |journal=The Biblical Archaeologist |volume=55 |issue=4 |date=December 1992 |pages=221–223|doi=10.2307/3210317 |jstor=3210317 }}</ref> Kassite pottery deposits have been found as far away as [[Al Khor Island]] in the Persian Gulf area.

=== Glass works ===
Remnants of two Kassite glass beakers were found during the 1964 excavation in a (c. 800 BC) [[destruction layer]] of [[Hasanlu]], in northwest [[Iran]]. The mosaic glass beakers are thought to have been heirlooms, possibly for ritual use the find spot being a temple. The panes of glass used to create these images were very brightly colored, and closer analysis has revealed that they were bright green, blue, white, and red-orange.<ref name="Marcus">{{cite journal |last=Marcus |first=Michelle I. |title=The Mosaic Glass Vessels from Hasanlu, Iran: A Study in Large-Scale Stylistic Trait Distribution |journal=The Art Bulletin |volume=73 |issue=4 |date=December 1991 |pages=535–545|doi=10.2307/3045829 |jstor=3045829 }}</ref> A Kassite text found at [[Dur-Kurigalzu]] mentions glass given to artisans for palace decoration and similar glass was found there.<ref>Taha Baqir, "Iraq Government Excavations at 'Aqar Qüf. Third Interim Report, 1944–5", Iraq, VIII, 1946</ref> Other similar glass dated 1500 BC was found at [[Tell al-Rimah]].<ref>von Saldern, Axel. "Mosaic glass from Hasanlu, Marlik, and Tell al-Rimah". ''Journal of Glass Studies'', vol. 8, 1966, pp. 9–25</ref>

=== Seal impressions ===
{{See also|Cylinder Seal}}
[[File:Kassite - Cylinder Seal with Human Figures and Inscriptions - Walters 42688 - Side C.jpg|thumb|Kassite cylinder seal]]
Seals were used widely across the Near Eastern kingdoms during the Kassite rule. They were used to mark official items and ownership.<ref>{{cite book |last=Yalçın |first=Serdar |chapter=People Praying on Stone: Identity in Kassite Babylonian Seals, ca. 1415–1155 BCE |title=Selves Engraved on Stone: Seals and Identity in the Ancient Near East, ca. 1415–1050 BCE |publisher=Brill |pages=42–122 |year=2022}}</ref> The images created by these seals were unique to each seal, but many shared the same subject matter. Bearded men, religious symbols, horned quadrupeds, and fauna are often shown in these images.<ref>Matthews, Donald M. [https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/151992/1/Matthews_1990_Principles_of_composition_in_near_eastern_glyptic_of_the_later_second_millennium_bc.pdf ''Principles of composition in Near Eastern glyphic of the later second millennium BC'']. Vol. 8. Universitätsverlag/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1990</ref> The seals were generally made of stone, glass, or clay. The images were made by stamping or rolling the seals into wet clay.<ref>Buchanan, Briggs. "On the Seal Impressions on Some Old Babylonian Tablets". ''Journal of Cuneiform Studies'' vol. 11, No. 2 (1957), pp. 45–52</ref>