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Standard of Ur
Sumerians
Date: 2500 BCE
Details: It has two sides, peace and war.
An example of hieracrchy of scale because the ruler is bigger than the all other figures. The piece is divided into 3 registers. |
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Palette of Narmer
Egyptians
Date: 3000 BCE
Details: Represents unification of upper and lower Egypt because Narmer is credited for the unification, he was from upper Egypt, this is an example of a relief because of the image was made out out a slab of slate, the hawk is Horace, a god.
The relief used the artistic technique of groundline and hierarchy of scale |
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Imhotep, Stepped Pyramid of Djoser
Egyptain
Date: 2600 BCE
Details: There were false temples built around the pyramid which was used for burial of Djoser. Imhotep was the first architect to build a step pyramid and was also known as God of medicine. |
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Ziggurat of Ur
Summerians
Date: 2100 BCE
Details: The temple was a huge mound used for religious purposes. There is a large staircase used to appeal to the gods. Religion was believe to be a communitive relationship. |
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Menkaure and his queen
Egyptians
Date: 2500 BCE
Details: The statues was meant to be a recreation of the physical body to place in his tomb. The statue shows an idealize image. It was made of hard stone for longevity. It is an example of a relief sculpture. Represents the Egyptian canon where the suject has one foot infront of the other and the body is stiff. |
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Tomb of Hatshepsut
Egyptians
Date: 1450 BCE
Details: Was tomb for a Queen of the middle kingdom, the tomb was built into a mountain side to show unity with nature, and the tomb was placed at the back of the burial gorund as a protective measure against grave robbers. |
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Akhenaton
Egyptians
Date: 1350 BCE
Details: Made of Sandstone and stands 13' tall. Akhenaton changed the religion (disk of the sun) and developed a new figure type (long face, narrower eyes, round hips) because he is believe to have decents from other regions to account for his different physical features. |
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Nefertiti
Egyptian
Date: 1350 BCE
Details: Artist (Thutmose), statue made of limestone, she was the wife of Akhenaton, the artist used beautiful lines to unify the image. |
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