Six clay tablets are stamped with horizontally-inscribed symbols.
Cappadocian Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription
Assyrian
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
Which inference about Near Eastern cultures is best supported by this image?
All citizens of the ancient Near East were excellent writers.
This tablet describes the only god worshipped in the Near East.
This tablet was likely written using cylinder seals.
The symbols on this tablet have no significant meaning.
The correct inference about Near Eastern cultures that is best supported by this image is: This tablet was likely written using cylinder seals.
A golden Byzantine belt is imprinted with the figure of a hunting falcon. What cultural message is the artist hoping to send?
(1 point)
Responses
The artist is portraying the falcon as a common part of Byzantine diet.
\The artist is portraying the falcon as a symbol of fortune.
\The artist is portraying the falcon as a Byzantine god.
The artist is portraying the falcon as a feared creature.