Memi And Sabu Statue Analysis

Both pieces are sculptures in the round, meaning they are not carved into a wall; they are freestanding. Both of the kings

Similar to the formation of the alcoves water seeping into cracks and freezing plays an integral part in the forming of this feature. The water in the cracks also serves the additional purpose of dissolving the calcium within the rocks which weakens them, and leaves behind the signature turtle shell quality. Ripple Marks, while by no means exclusive to the Mesa Verde, are very beautiful land formations that provide a clear indication as to how they were made (NPS 2005). The formations look just like ripples in water and it is indeed water ripples that help form them. The water leaves behind sediments with each ripple which slowly compacts into sedimentary rock that closely resemble its forming

The Mausoleum and Terracotta army are one the biggest pieces of Funerary art ever created. Envisioned by Qin Shi Huang to be his final resting place, these structures were designed to follow him into the after life. Qin was born in 260 BC, was given the throne when he was thirteen and took power at the age of forty. “Construction of the tomb began in 246 BC, twenty six years later the construction of the terracotta army began” . The tomb and warriors were finished eleven later, followed the emperor’s death in 210 BC.

They originated from the Sumerian culture, one of the first known civilizations with documented history. The sculptures are sculpted from diorite, which is an igneous type of rock, though some of the earlier Votive Statues of Gudea were also carved from limestone and alabaster, but a majority use diorite as their choice of material. The diorite rock has a dark grayish complexion, though it can be seen as a greenish hue in certain lightings, giving the Votive Statues of Gudea an earthy presence to it.

The Augustus of Prima Porta on the other hand is the complete opposite of the Cubi XVIII in terms of representation. The Augustus of Prima Porta is considered representational art, meaning that the subject is depicting something of external reality. The sculptures also differ in material. The Cubi XVIII is made of stainless steel, and the Augustus of Prima Porta is made of white marble. The process in which the each sculpture was made also differ.

How did King Tut became king? Around the time of 1335 BC, Akhenaten (King Tut’s father) died. Since Ancient Egypt was a country which depended on people controlling and ruling over their good beings and major decisions, Tutankhamen became King Tutankhamen soon after. Since Tut was very young when he became king, the first years of his king were mostly controlled by an elder named Ay.

Even in death, Egyptians believed that their gods influenced them. Along with many other gods, the Egyptians remained polytheistic for almost a thousand years and were prosperous during this time. Around the 18 the dynasty, during the New Kingdom, the Pharaoh Amenhotep IV tried to change Egypt's religion to being monotheistic. He began sole worship of Aten or the Sun Disk.109 Amenhotep attempted further change by changing his own name to Akhenaten, or the Servant of Aten.1110 Through all of these cultures, we can see some differences and some similarities.

While the figure itself is mostly bare, the harsh and continuous lines carved out in parts of the marble indicate that it was important to portray her

Imagine a rock. A little rock. With speckles of gold and silver. There are two lenses to peer through. A scientific, logical lens tells us the natural processes, the distribution of gold and silver in the ground, the pressure of the sediment above, which all combined to create the rock.

Thirdly, the functions were simplified, in Ming dynasty the Forbidden City was mainly used to deal with the national affairs, and temporally utilized by the royal family as a place to live(Yan,2003). The temples for worship the god and ancestors were separated individually from the city, as well the royal hunting ground and the royal garden. Finally, the crucial point, all large timbers were used up by the previous empires. To built a grant palace, timbers that from thousand years old trees were required, yet all these trees were used up before Ming was even founded. Therefore, to display the highest power, the Forbidden City was built very symmetry and strictly lined up along the central

The rocks do not show signs of heavy weathering. There is some white staining visible, but there is very little red or brown staining. The rocks have abundant vesicles. There is a mix of rocks with varying sizes and numbers of vesicles. Samples collected were representative of this mix.

Archeologists have found these tools next to an unfinished statue (Moai Easter Island). This is a clue because the Polynesians may have intended to finish the statue before leaving but, they may have forgotten or left it there because they have made a mistake. According to Khaled Azzam “Near them there were also chisels and axes made of obsidian.” (Moai Easter Island).

The bones of the Kennewick man dates back to 18 thousand years old. This man’s skeleton is the most complete skeleton researchers have found in North America. Scientist think that this skeleton is too important and should not be given back to the Native American tribe. Scientist’s have taken so much data about his skeleton that it took 9 years to publish it all.

Can you believe that at age 13 Ying Zheng became the Chinese state of Qin. Stated in the articles ¨ Qin Shihuangdi¨ (page 297 in Discovering our Past: Ancient Civilization and ¨The First Emperor¨ ( By Daniel Cohen) Qin Shihuangdi was a tyrant.

29TH DYNASTY There is some discrepancy as to whether Hakoris was the second of the third king of the Twenty-ninth Dynasty. Psammuthis is the king in which the confusion is associated with because he is shown to have ruled during the same year as Hakoris (393 BC). Hakoris reigned for thirteen years and built many monuments which are found in all parts of Egypt. During his reign there was peace between Persia and Sparta. Persia was free to move against Egypt and there was a three-year war between the two.