most ancient Greek poleis‚ had an economy heavily based on agriculture and thus land was the most important form of property. technology: weapons‚ armour‚ pottery‚ bronze‚ ivory and bone o Iron ore was found in Laconia and copper and tin were imported‚ to make bronze o Archaeological evidence suggests that the quality of the bronze work was high and was an export of Laconia o The Vix Crater found in
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Brianna Velasquez U.S. History ll Since 1876 Peter Hacker 4/14/2014 Freedmen’s Cemetery Memorial One thing I have to say about this particular memorial is that it’s far more emotionally involving. The Freedman’s Memorial is architecturally classic and emotionally wrenching. It does what a true memorial is supposed to do: it makes you feel the pain and sacrifice of the people it memorializes. The Freedman’s Memorial is a mixture of park and sculpture garden. A wrought-iron fence surrounds most of
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world that we have learned from their alphabet‚ mathematics‚ science‚ theatre‚ and art‚ architecture is yet one small piece that has sustained through the thousands of years since these people have past. From the early Minoan stage through the Bronze Age through to the Archaic time the ancient people developed their form in all aspects of their lives including their architecture. The Early Minoan stage from 2‚500 to 2‚200 B.C. was a much more primitive form of architecture. On the eastern side
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artwork which can be related to today’s society. The piece is bronze statue of a Roman official holding his right arm up as if he is addressing a crowd. Back in the early first century BC I could imagine many great leaders using a similar pose when addressing a crowd. It gives off the impression that they are superior‚ persuasive and speaking for best interest of the people. According to some writings of this time‚ there were similar statues to the Orator all over Rome at the time. I can relate to this
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The statue is estimated 13.35 metres (43.8 ft) tall. The statue is hollow‚ and visitors can view the interior. Yuigahama BeachYuigahama Beach Kamakura is home to several sand beaches‚ which are popular getaways for those who want to escape the nearby cities of Tokyo and Yokohama for
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empire of Shamshi-Adad I (r. 1813–1781 B.C.)‚ the city had slipped into the shadows in the following centuries.” (1) Middle Assyrian period and Neo-Assyrian period. Assyrian rose to dominance in Mesopotamia. Their use of iron (instead of bronze) gave them superior weapons over others in Mesopotamia. The Assyrians were extremely
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bored or tired. Another characteristic that remained constant throughout the Archaic era and Classical era was unrealistic features. Kouros‚ from the Archaic era‚ is an excellent example of the unnatural features from the two eras. Kouros is a statue of a man with stylized hair and blank eyes. During this time period‚ hair did not look natural and flowing‚ but stiff and dramatically detailed. Also‚ the eyes are blank and do not look as realistic as the eyes seen in later works of art.
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sculptor work on the statue of David and the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. The statue of David is a male nude statue standing 17ft tall and is made of marble. It was made between 1501 and 1504. The statue represents the biblical hero King David. The real statue stands in Accademia Gallery‚ Florence today where it attracts a lot of tourists. One interesting thing about the David statue was that Michael Angelo was not the first artist to attempt to make the statue. Donatello another
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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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The magnificent statue of the fine lord Shiva‚ is referred to as the Nataraja. The term Nataraja means ‘the king of Dancers’ and the reason imbedded behind the term ‘Nataraja’ comes from two India words combined together (Sanskrit nata which means dance and raja which mean ‘king’). The statue was made during the late 9th and early10th century during the Chola period (880-1279 CE). In addition‚ it was developed in the southern state (Tamil Nadu) of India and has very strong believers and is mostly
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