Assyrian Art
Assyrians created beautiful art. The Assyrian art was the dominant contemporary art in Mesopotamia. It began to emerge in 1500 B.C. The Assyrian art lasted till the fall of Nineveh in 612 B.C. The Assyrian art form was the polychrome carved stone relief that was used to decorate imperial monuments. It is a fact that exquisite examples of Assyrian relief carving may be seen at the British and Metropolitan museums. The literature of the Assyrians dealt with a number of subjects like legal issues, medicine and history. Assyrian architecture used mud bricks and occasionally stone. Houses and buildings had flat roofs and just one floor. However, palaces and temples covered large areas inside the cities.