art of Urartu

The only preserved example of wooden art of Urartu is the horse which was attached to some larger wooden item.

The art of Urartu was strongly influenced by nearby Assyria, the most prominent state of that period in the region.

The art of Urartu is especially notable for fine lost-wax bronze objects: weapons, figurines, vessels including grand cauldrons that were used for sacrifices, fittings for furniture, and helmets.

The art of Urartu refers to a historical and regional type of art from Urartu (Ararat), the ancient state of Western Asia which existed in the period from the 13th to the 6th centuries BC in the Armenian Highland.