Assyrian art is the art made by the Assyrians, a people who lived on the banks of the Tigris. Babylonian influence
In Babylonia an abundance of clay - and a shortage of stone - led to the frequent use of limestone stones. Babylonian temples were massive structures of rough 'stone', supported by pillars. The rain was drained through drainage systems. An Assyrian winged bull, bas relief, ca. 713-716 BC.
The use of brick led to the early development of the columns, frescoes and enamelled tiles. The walls were beautifully colored and sometimes they were coated with zinc or gold, just like the tiles. Painted terracotta holders for torches were also secured in the plaster.
The Assyrians built, like the Babylonian, their palaces and temples of brick, although stone was the natural building material of the land: hardly needed in the marshland of Babylon, little used in the north.
During the war in Iraq, many artworks, including those of ancient Assyrians, were destroyed by the Islamic terrorist movement IS. As a reason, the artwork was guilty of idolatry.
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