Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Early Western World
6. Near Eastern (Early Western World)
7. Levantine (culture or style)

Anotations

Scope note:

Culture and style that developed in the area of coastal Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine from about 3000 to 1200 BCE. The style is characterized by an eclecticism reflecting a mixture of Aegean, Anatolian, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian influences that can be seen particularly in metalwork and ivory carving.