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Explanation of a Middle Kingdom Queen This statuette from the Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt shows a queen. It is made of deep green schist. It is dated to the end of Dynasty 12 and the beginning of Dynasty 13 due to the style of the artist and the clothing of the queen. The small statuette is 16.3 cm in height, 11 cm in width, and 7.5 cm in length. This piece was excavated by Nicolas Koutoulakis, funded purchased by The Roger Fund in 1965. It is in mediocre condition, with damages on the face…

Formal Visual Analysis of Head of King Userkaf The sculpture titled Head of King Userkaf is a naturalistic sculpture made from limestone in the likeness of King Userkaf, the first king to rule at the start of Dynasty five in Egypt1. The piece is rigid and broken at the base of the neck, suggesting that it is a fragment of the full original sculpture, which most likely would have included the king’s entire body. Additionally, cracks on the top part of the sculpture suggests that it had been…

What kind of arts did Egyptian create during Egypt’s Old Kingdom? Theses/them: I will explain about the importance of art and artistic styles in the Egyptian old Kingdoms. The civilization of ancient Greece was one of the oldest world civilizations that located along the Nile River.it happened many years ago yet it had a great influence on the way we live today because Egyptian made essential disclosures in art and valued imagination and beauty. The two ways to diagram the history of Ancient…

Lamassu and the Colossal Statue of King Tutankhamun The University of Chicago Oriental Institute is an archeology museum and serves as the research center for ancient Near Eastern studies. The Oriental Institute has participated in major archaeological excavation in the Near East and as a result they feature incredible objects that are in their permanent collections. Two sculptures in particular from two different exhibits stood out amongst the rest for me upon my visit, they were so impressive…

In addition Abu Simbel has a second, smaller, temple that may have been built for queen Nefertari. Its front includes two statues of the queen and four of the pharaoh, each about 33 feet (10 meters) in height. Each is set between buttresses carved with hieroglyphs. While the site was built by an Egyptian ruler, and is located within modern-day Egypt, in ancient times the place it was located in was considered part of Nubia, a territory that was at times independent of ancient Egypt. “The…

antiquities, a common habit among European diplomats in Egypt at that time. Vipava was Lavrin's hometown and he brought the sarcophagi there to be set up in his family burial vault. The sarcophagi were discovered at the foot of the Chephren pyramid in Giza, in the tombs of courtiers from the end of the 4th (2575-2465 BC) and the beginning of the 5th (2465﷓2323 BC) Dynasty. They pertain to the class of granite sarcophagi and bear stylised representations of…

Chancellor is a company that specialises in Scaffolding in London and provides top Scaffolding for both industrial and residential properties. Scaffolding hire in London refers to providing a temporary structure on the outside of a building, which is made of wooden planks and metal poles. Scaffolding is used by workmen during construction, maintenance, or cleaning the building. Scaffolding hire in London offers the best quality scaffolding equipment that will cover all your needs. A practice as…

Valley of Kings is known for its staggering size, with sixty-three tombs placed inside for major royal figures. With its excavation beginning in 1884, the Luxor Temple is globally known as one of the great achievements of ancient Egypt. The pyramids of Giza also help to understand the culture of ancient Egypt by their architecture; for example, the pyramid of Khufu is set with its four corners facing the cardinal points of direction, because ancient Egyptians valued placement. These monuments…

The purpose of this paper is the share the history and architecture of the Shah Mosque. The Shah Mosque is located in Isfahan, Iran due to the Shah Abbas moved the capital to the central city of Isfahan, this was the greatest decision in Persian history because they completely accent city and it has better farming and was safer still to this day. The mosque took 18 years to create and was finished in 1629 by Ustad Ali Akbar Isfahani, Ustad Fereydun Naini and Ustad Shoja Isfahani. The style of…

The head of a pharaoh is a portrait made of stone and copper during the 5th and 6th dynasty (old kingdom). The portrait originated in Egypt (2675-2139 B.C.E). The head of the pharaoh, according to Freer and Sackler Gallery (current location), is believed to have been part of a full body statue because of the missing piece of the neck. The tall crown with the round top indicates that the pharaoh ruled over southern Egypt. There are a couple of unattractive things that I do not like. I know it is…