The credit for this artifact was given to Fletcher Fund in 1928, this artifact dates to 449 B.C. The period was Classic Greek, this was attributed to the Persephone and it is made up of Terracotta, which means clay based unglazed or glazed ceramic. The dimension of this artifact is 41 centimeter in height and diameter of the mouth is 45.4 centimeter. The story behind this artifact was Persephone is the queen of the
The historical date that I selected is 3100 BC which is the approximate date of the creation of the Narmer Palette. I selected this date because the Narmer Palette possesses symbolic depictions of the ancient Egyptian culture. The visuals carved in the palette reveal the details of the unification of Egypt, which is an event that represents the commencement of the ancient Egyptian civilization. The discovery of the Narmer Palette is significant in the world of archaeology as well. There is an abundance of knowledge within the artifacts that are uncovered at ancient civilizations; therefore, what archaeologists know about an ancient culture revolves largely around the items that are discovered through excavations. The Narmer Palette was discovered
The Sphinx’s nose has fallen off of the statue. It has been argued how it has fallen off. On theory is that a builder knocked it off, but that has been proven wrong. One other theory is that it had been shot off by Turkish soldiers during target practice. What most people think is that the nose was chiseled off by someone that thought The Sphinx was evil. But what my mom
The greatest egyptian, without a doubt, was Hatshepsut of the New Kingdom. The reasons being as follow: she was a great and powerful ruler, Egypt prospered abundantly under her reign, and she kept her word to step down as soon as her son had come of age to take the throne. These are only three of many reasons Hatshepsut deserves to be recognized as the greatest Egyptian. In this essay, these reasons will be expanded upon in the following paragraphs.
In the ancient times, a sphinx guarded the city of Thebes. It was a strange creature. He had the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a falcon. The sphinx had a habit of asking a riddle to every passer-by and anyone who could not answer the riddle correctly was gobbled by him.
The light bulb also came along with the other electric things becoming more common to households. It began to increase the importance of electricity to spread to places and the electricity in general because very important. By the time Edison died in 1931 entire cities were lit up and all were using the same light bulb made possible by
First association with the Egyptian culture for me is related to Sphinx. That’s why first what caught my eyes was Sphinx of Hatshepsut. No, of course, it is not that massive Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt but his history is also interesting.
This paper will analyze and compare the Egyptian Standing Figure of Osiris with Egyptian Mummy Coffin of Pedusiri, visual elements of Ancient and Medieval Art and Architecture works from the collection of the Milwaukee Art Museum. By comparing and contrasting these two works, we will be able to see the salient parts of each of them more clearly and can better understand the relationship between their periods, cultures, or artists. This comparison will also reveal how these two cultures view the human anatomy and human spirit in different ways.
Bazin argues "only the impassive lens, stripping its object of all those ways of seeing it, those piled- up preconceptions, that spiritual dust and grime with which my eyes have covered it, are able to present it in all its virginal purity to my attention and consequently to my love. By the power of photography, the natural image of a world that we neither know nor can know, nature at last does more than imitate art: she imitates the
The art work I picked is, King Neferhotep, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13, 1750 BC, Abydos. He was the King from Ancient Egypt he was known for having divine natures, so many though he was related to gods. It was evaluated by the Ancient Egyptians, that the king was the son of a god, therefore the king had divine natures. The duty of a god was to maintain the universe under control. He had about three roles as a king: being like a priest, being commander, and being supreme justice. The Ancient Egypt rituals were all passed by him, fortunately he had the help of assistants and advisors. If any female would be in the same position, as being divine, she would become king. From what I’ve learned they would use the same clothing as a male king.
1. Compare the stylistic and cultural features of art from the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods.
This artifact was most likely created during 661-332 BCE, which is called the late period of ancient Egypt. During the late period Alexander the Great’s conquest and the establishment of the Ptolemaic Kingdom ended the long reign of various native egyptian rulers and instead allowed foreigners to rule the country. Even though foreigners ruled the country during this time, Egyptian culture was still very prevalent, and traditional conventions were still widely celebrated. Also, most artwork during this time was mostly of animal cults and animal mummies.
Almost hidden away in LACMA’s Art of the Ancient Americas exhibit, among the intricate and sophisticated works of art from the ancient civilizations of Mexico and South America, is a small unassuming figure of a prominent Aztec deity – Xipe Totec. Xipe Totec is both god of spring and vegetation, as well as the patron of goldsmiths (Britannica). The Xipe Totec stone sculpture at LACMA stands at twenty-five inches high and ten inches wide and is carved from basalt by an Aztec artist from the Basin of Mexico around 1400-1521 (LACMA). Even thought the figure may seem modest at first glance, upon closer inspection the viewer can see a gruesome story quietly being told through exquisite Aztec sculpture.
Egypt has had hundreds but hundreds of pharaohs, queens, and princes. But who were the greatest pharaohs of Egypt? Here is the list of the greatest pharaohs Egypt has had.
In the ancient architectural structures, the civilization incorporated their own respective religious beliefs, political views and the socioeconomic factor in the construction. Moreover, these civilizations may have similarities and differences. To begin with, the Ziggurat of Ur and the Great pyramids of Giza are completely from different civilization, however they have similarities in some way.