Carving

The moai statues lie on an island in Chile, commonly known as Easter island or Rapu Nui to its earlier people. The island is 64 square miles, and located 2,500 miles from Tahiti and 2.300 miles from Chile. Each statue ranges from 12 to 14 feet tall, and weighs approximately a ton. Although no written history lies on the land, historians believe the statues represented important people such as ancestors, chiefs or worshipped deity’s. The people of the island were sea farers who most likely…

bronze gui. A gui is a bowl that was used to hold offerings. The bowl-shaped item has 2 handles on either side which sits on a box like stand. The majority of the gui is engraved with different carvings. The gui is mainly a dark green/grey colour. The sculpture is symmetrical because all the shapes and carvings are the same on both sides. The smooth area would be where there are no engravements. It is a 3D sculpture that is shaped like a hollow oval on top of a rectangular prism. The bowl in the…

is made up of, and the translation and understanding of the texts and carvings and images, all play a vital role in understanding how the cross exists and how it has been experienced by different types of people throughout history and demonstrate how important it is to examine an object using multiple and intersecting tools of measurement and interpretation. The East and West side of the cross are covered in biblical carvings, done in an Anglo-Saxon style. Meyer Schapiro refers to style as “the…

famous ruler, Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil, in 715 to mark the completion of his 20th year in power. This structure has been nicknamed the “Cosmic Doorway” for many several reasons. Their are many different carvings that depict and symbolize the relationship between the civilization and the galaxy. Carvings of supernatural beings as well as clouds and stars depict an underlying message which is still a hotbed of debate amongst scholars. Also the alignment of the structure is very important in…

An Indian ivory carving by the name Panel from an Ivory Box is like many other cultures you’ll find in the Hindu culture. The Hindu culture is one of the earliest religions in the world and when compared to many other cultures the Hinduism culture sculptures had to be curvy…

Institute in Berlin, Germany. "We learned that the sculpture has two slightly different faces, and we derived from interpretation of the CT images how to prevent damage of this extremely precious art object." What was revealed under the stucco was a carving of a wrinkled woman with a bump on her nose, showing us the real Nefertiti. Thutmose had plastered different layers of stucco over the limestone and by the last layer he smoothed over the wrinkles and bump to reflect the “aesthetic ideals of…

1. Describe what Stonehenge may have looked like. The final artwork of stonehenge was very complex. There was huge ditch dug out out in the shape a circle. Then inside the circle there was 56 ditches dug out on the inner ring, but around the perimeter. Then there was 2 stones set up vertically with one horizontal stone laid on top of it. This was also made into a perfect circle with the horizontal stones connected. Then in the inner circle then had stones set up vertically but were taller than…

this essay, I will discuss the carving of swimming reindeer one of the ice ages most beautiful pieces of art discovered in Montastruc, central France, from 13,000 years ago. I will begin to explain the significance of their design and use to our understanding of human development. The figure illustrates two reindeer that appear to be swimming and was found in Montastruc in central-southern France. When it was initially exhibited in Paris in 1867, the elaborate carving demonstrated that humans…

Although the Nordic countries such as Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland are part of Europe, art from these countries developed at a unique and separate pace, while still influencing and being influenced by art from other parts of Europe. Different movements which started in other parts of Europe made their way to the Nordic countries, and techniques from the Nordic countries made their way to other parts of Europe. During the Middle Ages, vikings crossed the ocean from Denmark and…

What does the archaeological record tell us about the Bronze Age world system? At the minimum your essay should discuss: Artifacts from the Royal Tombs of Ur Uluburun shipwreck Archaeological evidence from Sweden/Scandinavia Begin with a strong thesis that directly answers the question. Provide specific evidence from Early and Late Bronze Age archaeological discoveries and 2-3 supporting quotes from articles we read. Archaeological evidence found in the Royal Tombs of Ur, Uluburun shipwreck and…