Art of ancient Egypt

of differences. The Statue of Gudea was created during the Neo-Sumerian period in the country we call Iraq today and The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu during the Old Kingdom of Egypt (The Metropolitan Museum, 2016). Both works of art are sculpture and made of stone. One also notices that both pieces of art have inscriptions written on them (albeit different languages). Both sculptures also depict their subjects in very deliberate and similarly ridged manner. From a formal…

In this perfect example based in ancient Egypt, the protagonist Narmer conquers the land and joins the society of Egypt to one civilization. Through this, the lives of the citizens of Egypt change and sculpt around many things such as farming, trade, religion, and geography. The role of historical fiction in revealing the life of ancient civilizations The novel Pharaoh displays many practices and techniques that were used in the ancient civilization of Egypt. These practices have usually been…

Mesopotamians, it was the Hebrews and the pharaoh Akhenaton for Egypt. The major belief in may gods was primarily due to nature and how it affective both. Examples of gods they worshiped were the sun god Ra in Egypt and Adad, the god of storm and rain in Mesopotamia. Due to their surroundings and how the weather affective their crops created the beliefs to help them understand their world around them. Moreover, since the similarity of religion due to Egypt and Mesopotamia’s geography was…

Bolivia’ geography is divided into three regions. To the west, one – third of the country is covered by the Andes mountain. The Andes run in two great parallel ranges: the Cordillera Occidental ( the Western Range) which is an area of mostly dormant volcanoes and the Cordillera Central ( the Central Range). The Altiplano (a high plateau) is located in the between. Along the Altiplano's eastern side is a continuous flat area, which has been Bolivia's main north-south transportation passage since…

houses were vary in different regions. These houses were rebuild again and again over time, and human burials were found under these houses. That makes it very difficult to determine whether or not these houses were used as special purpose. Numerous of art works like sculpture, wall painting and potteries were also found inside these houses. For example Human-Fish Sculpture made of carefully pecked and shaped river boulders from Lepenski Vir, Serbia. C. 6300-5500 BCE(Stokstad,…

This week our focus was on the Etruscans’ Orientalizing, Archaic, and Classical works of art. I will discuss the fibula with Orientalizing lions, Apollo of Veii, and Chimera de Arezzo. I will also talk about the videos, “A Place Called Etruria”, “Luxury Excess”, and “Enigma of the Etruscans”. The fibula with Orientalizing lions is from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb in Italy, circa 650-640 BCE. This artwork is made of gold, is eighteen inches high, and is now in the Vatican Museum in Rome. This…

about 30 kilometers north from the larger site of Yaxchilan, under which Bonampak may have been a dependency. The site dates to about AD 790 and is home to one of the few extant and complete murals of the Maya Classic Period. Bonampak’s architecture, art, iconography, and epigraphy are an important resource for understanding Maya society in the Classic Period by presenting a historical narrative of the lives of the Maya elite, documenting their ceremonial life, warfare, and courtly rituals.…

Khufu, also known as Cheops was born between 2589BCE and 2620BCE in Egypt. As well as he birth, his death occurred in 2566BCE in Egypt. His full name was Khnum-Khufwy which means “Khnum Protects Me.” Khufu was born in a wealthy life where his parents were the first King and Queen of the 4th dynasty. His parents’ names were King Snefru and Queen Hetepheres. It is believed that Khufu married two women in Egypt. His former spouse was Henutsen, which was also his cousin. After a while, he married…

Each Moai figure. Like a different snowflake in a blizzard. Not one figure is alike. All 887 statues are unique. The history, description, and creation of the Moai strikes confusion and amazement into the souls of scientists, tourists, and the people of Rapa Nui. (Easter Island) Tenrandomfacts.com states, “It is believed that the native people created the Moai statues in honor of male ancestors.” These statues were made of stone by the native tribes of Easter Island.…

Horus was an ancient God said to be the sun and moon, later to be described as a powerful destructive force that is associated with the fierce heat of the sun and was labelled as the daughter of Ra. Which happens to be personified by the eye of Horus. The eye of Horus…