The Predynastic Period: 3500 BCE

The Predynastic period was a time of huge transition in the years of 3500 BCE. There were political changes and also divides. These years focused on tombs, pottery, paintings, and other pieces of art that also took place in the 3500s. In ancient Egypt many tombs and temples were in different places and were being built with different types of materials.
The most common and original tomb type was the mastaba, which is also known as the “bench”. The mastaba is a shape of a rectangle brick or a type of stone that is structured with sides that have deep slants that are underneath a dark burial chamber. It also had a flat top and was only a one-story building. Originally mastabas only had single burials and they have increased over the years. The …show more content…
In Greek this term is used for young women. First, the statue Peplos Kore is from the Acropolis In Greece and was made in 530 BCE. This piece was made from marble and is about four feet high and is now in the Acropolis Museum in the Athens. Male statues are called kouros and are never wearing clothes and lay there in the nude, while women always have clothes on in Archaic Statuary. This specific kore is a woman goddess that is wearing four pieces of clothing. She is standing tall and strong even though she is missing her left hand. The next piece is the Kore in Ionian dress, which was made in Greece in 520-510 BCE. This statue is also made of marble and is about nine feet tall and is now in the Acropolis Museum. This statue has many different patterns on her clothes and a lot of detail. The folds in her clothes are asymmetry and are very hard in the front area of her body that makes it more real and human like, when not all kouros look this way. This piece shows more affection because of the “chiton” that is broken off on her left side. This kore is smiling away with eyes wide open and standing stiff with