Visual Analysis The two sculptures I chose were The Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet and Monumental Figure. The Sakhmet statue is from the New Kingdom era‚ 18th Dynasty. Dated all the way back to ca. 1390-1352 B.C. in Egypt. It is made out of granodiorite. There are two identical at the museum in New York. The Monumental Figure is from the 9th century. It was found in Mexico‚ it is from the Mayan culture. The statue is classified as a stone-sculpture. You can find the Monumental figure in gallery 358
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Ancient History- Personality: Hatshepsut 1. Historical Context: Geography‚ topography and resources of Egypt and its neighbours Geography & Topography: Egypt is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north‚ deserts to the east and west and cataracts to the south. During the period of old kingdom‚ Egypt was able to develop in relative isolation. Her geography and topography was characterized by the following‚ which included that Egypt was split into Upper Egypt‚ which was southern Egypt
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about a half dozen times. Even though he was a well known military figure he also lived in a life of wealth. And had a large interest in architecture. With his love of construction and architecture‚ and military might‚ he erected more monuments‚ temples and marvels than any other pharaoh. We owe most of our Egyptian world wonders to the success of his life as a ruler. His most impressive monument wasn’t a pyramid or sphinx. It was his face carved out of sandstone in a cliff that faced east‚ in ancient
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Comparing Akhenaton and Laocoon and his Sons The statue of Akhenaton from the Temple of Aton created between ca. 1353-1335 BCE‚ whose artist remains anonymous‚ and the statue of Laocoon and his Sons from Rome‚ created in the early first century CE by Athandoros‚ Hagesandros‚ and Polydoros are two masterfully sculpted pieces of art that come from two different walks of life. During the time of creation‚ the artists of both compositions were experimenting with new ideas and techniques to portray
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The Origins of Akhenaten There is much that is known about Akhenaten the heretic pharaoh. More lies in speculation. Since his time‚ the Amarna period is one the ancient Egyptians themselves wished to forget much about Akhenaten remains unknown. What we do know is often confusing‚ different hypothesis piled upon each other make it difficult to distinguish what is fact and what speculation. We do know that Akhenaten‚ or Amenhotep IV‚ was the second son of Amenhotep III‚ an 18th Dynasty pharaoh
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The Art of Akhenaten A Formal Analysis of House Shrine and Akhenaten Making Offerings The Art of Akhenaten A Formal Analysis of House Shrine and Akhenaten Making Offerings One of the most enigmatic pharaohs of Egyptian history‚ Amenhotep IV‚ had grown up in the most powerful family in ancient Egypt. Once he became pharaoh and ruler of Egypt’s empire in 1378 BCE‚ he changed his name to Akhenaten
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HATSHEPSUT | Ancient History Profile Research | | Background Hatshepsut was the daughter of the Pharaoh Thuthmosis Akheperkare‚ otherwise known as Thuthmosis the 1st‚ he was married to his sister Queen Aahmes who gave birth to Hatshepsut in 1508 B.C. Hatshepsut had many step siblings‚ they consisted of Ouazmosou‚ Amenmosou‚ Wadjmose‚ Nefrubity and Thutmose the 2nd some derived from a range of “second classed wives”. Out of all her siblings Hatshepsut was the oldest. Her sister Nefrubity
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powerful state. Hatshepsut’s reign was one of a peace and prosperity for Egypt. There were few military endeavors during her reign‚ but most of her efforts went toward building projects. These had a two-fold purpose‚ the first‚ of course was erecting temples and chapels dedicated to various Gods‚ which pleased people greatly. The second purpose was a personal propaganda. Whoever had the power to erect stone buildings also had the power to beautify them with inscriptions and paintings. Words written in
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proportions to her husband suggests that the roles were becoming split between the pharaoh and the queen. Unlike other queens she was also frequently present in his monuments. She was besides her husband amenhotep III colossal statue in the Medinet Habu temple located in Western Thebes and was also the same size representing her equality. The cobra depicted them as powerful gods. She was
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WONDERS OF THE WORLD Many lists of wonders of the world are said to have existed during the Middle Ages‚ although it is unlikely that these lists originated at that time because the word medieval was not even invented until the Enlightenment-era‚ and the concept of a Middle Age did not become popular until the 16th century. Brewer’s refers to them as "later list[s]" suggesting the lists were created after the Middle Ages. Many of the structures on these lists were built much earlier than the
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