The Sumerians' Art

The Sumerians were wonderful artists. They made jewelry out of precious gold and lapis, fancy chairs, and unglazed vases that kept water cool. They were not very good at sculptures because their artists didn’t have stone to work with. But they made beautiful things with the materials on hand. One of the things they was to create colorful mosaics in intricate patterns using pieces of painted clay. Archaeologists have found remains of their mosaics, helmets, harps, jewelry, pottery, decorated tablets and cylinder seals.