find a image for near east and the date/time of the image and material used and used for and symbolism

Answer 1

Read widely and take good notes, on both the articles in the first search results and the images in the second ones.
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=ancient+near+east+art+characteristics&aq=f&aqi=g1g-m4&aql=&oq=near+east+art&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=84f34ab5383c7ee9

and

http://www.google.com/images?q=ancient+near+east+art+characteristics&hl=en&prmd=ivb&source=lnms&tbs=isch:1&ei=e8WoTIiSCYO0lQe69by6DA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&ved=0CA4Q_AU&biw=1176&bih=526