Late Harappan (Cemetery H); Ochre Coloured Pottery Localisation Era 1900-1700 Harappan 4 1700-1300 Harappan 5 1300-300 Painted Gray Ware‚ Northern Black Polished Ware (Iron Age) Indo-Gangetic TraditionThe Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) that was located in the western region[1] of the Indian Subcontinent[2][3]. Flourishing around the Indus River basin‚ the civilization[n 1] primarily centered along the Indus and the Punjab
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hollow object‚ the method of making this bronze object may through the lost wax bronze casting‚ this technique was one of the oldest and well-known method from ancient Roman time. There is an indirect and direct process in lost wax bronze casting. The first method was the simplest process in the ancient time first surrounded a model with clay and then heated and removed the hardened clay. Next‚ poured molten metal into the mold. When the metal cooled‚ the new bronze object was created. (Richard‚ S 2007)
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Read the following extract from reading 2.2 ‘Benin antiquities at the British Museum’ and look at Plates 3.1.14 British officers of the Benin punitive expedition with bronzes and ivories taken from the royal compound‚ Benin City‚ 1897 and 3.2.24 Display of Benin bronzes in the Sainsbury African Galleries‚ the British Museum‚ 2005 in the AA100 Illustration Book. How do the different contexts of display reflect different attitudes to the art of Benin? At the end of the 19th century‚ Africa was
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MUSEUMS AND THEIR VOICES A CONTEMPORARY STUDY OF THE BENIN BRONZES WRITTEN BY Charlotta Dohlvik SUPERVISORS Staffan Lundén and Peter Davis Master’s Dissertation‚ May 2006 International Museum Studies‚ Museion‚ Göteborg University 1 ABSTRACT........................................................................................................................................................... 4 1. BACKGROUND ...........................................................................
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These swords are made of bronze Date of creation of the Artifact: These Swords were found in Transylvania in 17th century BC Artifact Provenance: They were found in Homeric Troy Where artifact is located now: These unique Mycenaean swords are located in Romania. They are seven swords out of nine which were found in Transylvania. What attracted me in these swords is that they are so superior and unique and on top of that they have Minoan symbols on them. Again‚ these bronzes were said to have sunken
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Tonya Lewis George Lewis HIS 101 August 17‚ 2011 Compare the Paleolithic Age‚ Neolithic Age‚ and the Bronze Age. The Paleolithic and Neolithic culture can be compared in many ways because the Paleolithic culture was a gateway for the Neolithic era. They also contrast because the Neolithic people transitioned and advanced the skills of the Paleolithic people to become a more settled agrarian people. The period called the Paleolithic Age‚ or Old Stone Age‚ began with
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evolution’. Some which are on loan to the Museum (Archive of the collection after the arrival of the totem poles 1998 267.95.3.) (Pitt Rivers‚ 1904). Plate 3.2.25: The display of Benin bronzes at the Horniman Museum is viewed now as works of art instead of pieces of anthropology as they were in 1903 a ‘war booty’. Bronze commemorative heads representing ancient sovereigns‚ ceremonial costumes‚ insignias and royal personal objects which marked the Oba’s position‚ naturally figure at the heart of the
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traditions is still fundamental. History tells us that there were two main Celtic groups‚ one of which is referred to as the ’lowland Celts’ who hailed from the region of the Danube. They were skilled in the use of metals and worked in gold‚ tin and bronze. The second group‚ often referred to as the ’true’ Celts‚ followed closely behind their lowland cousins‚ making their first appearance on the left bank of the Rhine at the commencement of the sixth century BCE. These people‚ who came from the mountainous
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the Grecian islands was composed of three different cultures: * Cycladic (Cyclades Islands) 3000-2000 BCE * Minoan (Crete) 3000-1400 BCE * Mycenaean 1400-1100 BCE According to Stokstad‚ on the Cycladic Islands‚ late Neolithic and early Bronze Age people had a thriving culture. They engaged in agriculture‚ herding‚ some crafts‚ and trade. They used local stone to build and fortify towns and hillside burial chambers. He continues stating that their art is the major source of information
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The paper is about the book titled The Bronze Horseman‚ written by Paullina Simons (2002). The book focuses on a young adolescent girl named Tatiana and her time living in Leningrad‚ Russia when Hitler begins his invasion. She is 16 when the book first begins. She faces many trials and tribulations‚ many situations in which she has to grow up rather quickly‚ face things as an adult would have to as she becomes of age‚ and even a love interest‚ which doesn’t completely over power the story of her
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