Bronze

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The material of choice for gravestones today is generally granite, since it is durable and comes in a variety of crystalline textures and colors. Bronze gravestones are also worth mentioning here though, as they are also a popular choice. Whatever the choice of material, gravestone memorials need regular tending in order to maximize their durability and to keep inscriptions as legible as possible. It is also a nice way to show that you are still thinking about the person who has passed away.…

I am comparing these two bronzes because of how each of the women look in the bronzes. Florence Nightingale is looking down during the bronze and has a calm poised look. Although, when you look at Mary Seacole she is looking up with an authorities commanding face. Also, as you look at these two women you can see that Florence is younger…

barter system, and cattle -- pecus -- were the standard of exchange. In fact, it was from pecus that the Latin word for money, pecunia, was derived. Eventually pieces of bronze became an additional form of exchange. These chunks of bronze were called aes rude. At the beginning of the third century BC, markings were added to these bronze pieces to denote weight and worth. The as, as it came to be called, weighed a Roman pound or libra -- about 335.9 grams or 0.74 pound -- and became the basic…

zodiac bronze heads were an item that was stolen. The bronze heads are auctioned for millions of euros each. JC is tasked to find the remaining lost bronze heads, with a promise of a 10 times bonus if he can recover all of them. JC visits a man named Professor Guan, who had created 12 identical replicas for study purposes with his team of researchers, under the pretense that he is a reporter named Martin from National Geographic. When the people there weren’t looking, JC scans the multiple…

The period saw a crucial turning point for class barriers as the casting of bronze became more prominent. At this point in time “bronze became a widespread substitute for jade, horn, ivory, and stone” (Encyclopedia of East Asian Art, 2015), even replacing these original medias to be used in religious, and ceremonial matters. “A method of casting bronze using multiple ceramic moulds was invented, resulting in the production of extraordinary ritual vessels intricately…

Bernward doors are the two leaves that consist of the bronze doors. The bronze explains the religion of Christianity. The left side of the door depicts the book of Genesis, while the right side of the doors depicts specific scenes from the life of Christ. These doors are very idealized because they represent good character and correspond to a good idea. They also depict certain figures, such as Adam and Eve as icons throughout the doors. The bronze doors were created to help more people…

Meghan Barlaug Ms. Gill D/E Humanities – 2A 26 February 2016 Word Count: Shang Dynasty The Shang dynasty is the first recorded Chinese dynasty. There is documentary and archaeological evidence that the other dynasties do not have (Van Doren 1). The Shang dynasty ruled between 1766 BC and 1122 BC (“World History Timeline: The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China" 1). According to Chinese history, the Shang dynasty was the second dynasty of Ancient China. It was founded by a rebel kind named Tang…

In Works and Days, Hesiod tells the myth of the Ages of Mankind: Golden, Silver, Bronze, Heroes, and Iron. The first stage is the Golden Age. This is the only age that falls within the reign of Kronos, which is the father of Zeus. The Golden Age was the best age where the people literally lived like gods. They were young looking, with old age being nonexistent. The world was carefree ad they didn't worry about food, because food was abundant. Eventually, men had peaceful deaths and died looking…

through the strong emotions they evoked. The bronze statue of the Seated Boxer and the Portrait Statue of Aule Meteli (Arringatore) both display a great sense of power by capturing a sense of realism and evoking emotions upon the viewer. The Seated Boxer and the Portrait Statue of Aule Meteli both made use of the medium of bronze, allowing way for realistic expressions of the human figure and engagement of the viewers’ attention and emotions. Bronze, a cast from alloys of copper, tin, lead,…