Abstract: Egyptian canopic jars function as funerary pottery and a symbol of the protection offered by the four Sons of Horus. Although Egypt gets the most recognition‚ several other ancient cultures have similar pottery used for the dead’s benefit. Greek kraters functioned both as wine mixing pots and pots for liquid offerings for the dead. Both of these ceramics allow the viewer to observe key pieces of their respective cultures’ values‚ religion‚ and technology. Known as Egyptian canopic jars
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History of Sport Tutorial Paper 1: Women and Sport in the Ancient World Is there evidence of female participation in the ancient Olympic Games? According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) there have been over 30‚923 women participating in the modern Olympic Games over the period of 108 years since the first women participated at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games. At the latest Olympic Games held in Beijing‚ out of the 11‚196 total athletes‚ 4‚746 were women that were involved at
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Pop Art Movement The art movement I have chosen to study is Pop Art‚ before I decided on the movement of my choice I looked at other movements such as Impressionism and Surrealism. Both of these movements had their own unique qualities however‚ I found Pop Art very intriguing and wanted to look further into the movement. I have looked into the background and context‚ the key players and their work‚ the themes and styles associated with Pop Art as well as the reaction to the movement. Pop art
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Art Deco is a movement involving a mix of modern decorative art styles‚ largely of the 1920s and 1930s‚ whose main characteristics were derived from various avant-garde painting styles of the early twentieth century. Art deco uses futurism and constructivism with concept‚ distortion‚ and simplified geometric shapes and intense colors observing the rise of technology‚ and speed. Art Deco‚ sometimes called “The International Style”‚ enjoyed its fame between the years of 1920 and 1939. It was said
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honor of the greek God Zeus. People donated gifts to the God ‚ buildings ‚ statues ‚ altars and many more. In today’s olympics anyone is allowed to compete‚ during the olympia only Greeks were allowed to compete. The Greeks would travel thousands miles away to come compete.The greeks what year it was based on the olympics. Whoever won every four years had the olympiad name after them. The first Olympiad who was honored was Korobois of Elis‚ He was the winner of the race in 776 B.C. In ancient Olympics
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1.0 Art Life history of Picasso Pablo Picasso is a Spanish artist and he is Small‚ muscular with radiant black eyes. Picasso was a master at drawing‚ painting‚ sculpting‚ graphics‚ ceramics‚ and theatrical design. His career spanned nearly the entire era of modern art‚ starting with the realism era in the late nineteenth century and drawing to a close with the advent of neo-Expressionism‚ a style inspired by Picasso’s last works. Picasso was continually developing new ways of expressing himself
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There are many gods and goddesses within the Egyptian culture. They were put there to explain why things happened and how things came to be. Below are some of the most significant of the Egyptian gods and goddesses. There is Amun-ra or Amon‚ “The Hidden One”‚ who is known as the King of the Gods and Goddesses in Egypt. There is also‚ Seth‚ “The God of Chaos‚” and Ra‚ ”The God of Sun and Radiance‚” who was believed to have created the world by the Egyptians. Osiris is “The King of Living‚” and is worshipped
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The government of the UK spends about £220 million a year supporting museums and galleries and the similar amount of money subsidizing the visual and performing arts like theaters and exhibitions. “This is a huge sum to spend on minority interests‚ and the money would be better spent on more important things. It should be up to the people who enjoy cultural attractions to pay for them.” Of course this is a solid sum of money‚ but to call such important cultural events minority interests is
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development in China and prepared the way for a new outburst of artistic life under the Tang Dynasty (618-907)‚ which may be described as the golden age of Chinese art. There followed a sort of decadence‚ which was succeeded by a new revival under the Sung Dynasty (960-1280). During this period there was a turning back to ancient ideals and masters‚ just as the 15th-century masters of Europe turned back to classical masters. This period can be distinguished by fine landscales and light and
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The ancient Greek Olympics By Gabriel Merrill So many people know what the Olympic Games are but how many know how or why they were started. The Olympics were started in 776 BC in Olympia and thus were called the Olympics. The games were held once every four years‚ which is an Olympiad. To the Greeks the games were more than just a source of entertainment the games were part of their worship. They put the games on in honor of Zeus and to appease the gods. During the celebration of the games there
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