Katherine Mordan Art Survey Research Paper Prof. Lindt 10/23/11 The Colossal Statue of a Pharaoh The Colossal Statue of a Pharaoh is a piece of Middle Age Egyptian art and it was the piece that caught my eye at the MET. The statue was made around 1919b.c-1885b.c. to represent the reign of the 12th dynasty pharaoh Amenemhat II. It is made out of stone‚ a stone called Granodiorite. It was carved in Aswan
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to be doing my visual analysis essay on is the Colossal Statue of Ramesses II. This statue shows a king sitting on his throne with many inscriptions carved into the statue. The Colossal statue of Ramesses II is from the New Kingdom 19th dynasty from the years 1279-1213 B.C. This statue is in the round‚ intaglio engraving‚ and made of diorite. The museum collection that this statue is from is the Egyptian Antiques collection. The Colossal Statue of Ramesses II shows Ramesses in the customary
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Language Arts IV 9 December 2011 King Tutankhamun Tutankhamun‚ better known as King Tut‚ was unwanted by his subjects‚ ignored by his successors and forgotten for more than thirty centuries. Thanks to the discovery of his tomb by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter‚ he has been reborn as Egypt’s most famous son‚ achieving true immortality. Tut was born during the Amama Age‚ around 1341 BC. His mother was believed to be Kiya and his father was Akhenaten. When Tut was born his given name was Tutankhaton
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King Tutankhamen was the 12th‚ and one of the last‚ Egyptian pharaoh’s of the 18th dynasty. He lived during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom. As of today he is more commonly known as King Tut. He was born circa 1343BCE and was probably the son of the famous pharaoh Akhenaton and one of Akhenaten’s minor wives‚ either Nebetiah or Beketaten (Edwards 7). His original name‚ Tutankhaten‚ means the "Living Image of Aten". King Tut suffered from many health problems throughout
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“living image of Amun” 12th pharaoh of 18TH dynasty of Egypt appointed pharaoh age 9 in 1334-1323 BC during period of “New Kingdom” Died at around 18 or 19 in 1352 B.C. death unknown Located in the Valley of the Kings (upper Egypt west of nile) – contains many tomb of kings from the New kingdom Howard Carter – worked in Egypt for 31 years before discovery‚ started at 17 copying wall scenes and inscriptions. In 1907‚ George Herbert the 5th was the Earl of Canarvan place in England (Lord
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Egypt’s youngest rulers to date? Do you know what makes King Tut the one of the most famous Egyptian pharaohs? King Tut was one of Egypt’s youngest rulers and his life is closely researched by scientists and historians regarding his sudden mysterious death. Radar scans have aided in DNA tests‚ revealing key evidence surrounding King Tut’s chambers which has lead scientists to believe that there are more hidden chambers to be discovered. King Tut is one of the most famous pharaohs of his day because
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is there no positive evidence to suggest how he died. However‚ there are several theories and many of which have changed over the years. One theory suggests that King Tut was murdered. During an xray of the mummy in 1968‚ scientists found “bone fragments in King Tut’s skull prompting this theory”. Another theory as to what caused King Tut’s death was a genetic disorder known as gynecomastia‚ a hormone imbalance which gives males a female appearance. The final theory was that he died from a “break
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The Curse of King Tut Some stories of alleged supernatural occurrences cannot really be classified as either urban legends or hoaxes‚ but as accounts that have been told so often that the truth of the original report has become obscured over the years. Perhaps a classic story of this type would be the curse of King Tut. When Howard Carter opened Tutankhamen ’s tomb in November 1922‚ he found a number of magical objects buried with the boy king. One item reported found was a clay tablet with a
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One of the Theories is King Tut got Murder by Aye. When King Tut’s father ruled he only let the people worship the Sun God. The people used to worship many gods‚ so they were mad‚ but they couldn’t do anything because King Tut’s father was a Pharaoh so they had to worship only one. When King Tut’s father died. He had to rule Egypt. But King Tut was only 9 years old‚ so he needed help to rule a country. So His Father’s former advisor named Aye helped King Tut ruled Egypt. Aye wanted the power
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King Tutankhamun King Tutankhamun is commonly known as King Tut. King Tut became Pharaoh at age 9. He reined for 8 years‚ and died at the age of 17. King Tut died at such a young age that he didn’t recieve his own pyramid. He‚ instead‚ got a tomb. His death mask was extremely rare. It was made of pure gold. After the discovery of King Tut’s tomb‚ many terrible events occured. Many supersticious people believed it was "The Curse Of The Mummy." This "curse" began because Lord Carnarvon‚ the man who
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