Tanis. In 2011‚ at the Temple of Taposiris Magna‚ west of Alexandria‚ archaeologists found a cemetery of 27 tombs‚ containing 10 mummies with their heads turned towards the temple‚ suggesting their high status. Also‚ inside the temple‚ three deep shafts were found that were used for burials. It is thought that Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony could possibly be one of the mummies. The expedition has discovered a beautiful statue of Cleopatra’s head and 22 coins of her image. This contradicts the theory of
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Sebastian Lazarte AP Art History Period 6 1/12/13 Museum Report For my museum report‚ I went to LACMA. I chose two artworks from the following art collections‚ Egyptian Art and Ancient Near East Art. The two artworks that I chose were Assyrian Relief Panels from Nimrud for Ancient Near East‚ and the Round Topped Stela for Egyptian Art. For my theme I chose religious beliefs. The religions of the Ancient Near East were mostly polytheistic. In Ancient Mesopotamia‚ the facts of nature were
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of mummion in the form of dried mud from a lake; the aim of the practical was to purify the sample and separate it from the insoluble impurities into the form of mummion salt. Context A long time ago mummion was used to preserve the bodies of ‘mummies’ in ancient Egypt‚ mummion along with other naturally occurring preservatives was used to treat the organs before the bodies were wrapped. This purification practical happens very often‚ for example salt can be filtered from sea water and sold for
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The ancient Egyptians use a metal tool and put it through the nose. They scrambled the brain with this tool and pulled it all out of the nose. The ancient Egyptians practiced mummification in order to preserve the body‚ the process had many steps‚ and it was believed that the soul needed a body for the afterlife. The ancient Egyptians preserved the bodies of the dead. They believed that to live forever in the afterlife they had to preserve the body. At the time when the pyramids where being built
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again The same old diet. Where’s my teh tarik? Where’s my roti canai? Hei…………..Hei‚ where’s my mee goreng? Mummy‚ mummy! What about my Koko Krunch? Later we get to know faces everywhere we look Smiling all the time‚ every day‚ every moment‚ round the clock Tick! Tock! Tick! Tock! Ding Dong Ding Dong! Some call Mama! Some call Mak! Some call Amma! And some call them Mummy! But don’t forget The serious looking gentleman‚ strong and tough I know‚ I know‚ its prince charming No!
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Title: Plate depicting the story of Perseus and Andromeda (1524) Artist: Nicola da Urbino Collection: Italian Renaissance This plate illustrates the story of the valiant hero Perseus (a demigod) as he saves the princess Andromeda from a sea monster. The greek myth says that Andromeda’s mother had said that her daughter’s beauty was greater than that of Poseidon’s companions. An angry Poseidon‚ sent off a sea monster to their land. The plate shows Andromeda chained up to a tree‚ the sea monster at
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Otzi is a mummy from the stone age‚ 5300 years ago‚ discovered by two German hikers named Erika and Helmut Simon in 1991 (1). “The Iceman” as he was nicknamed‚ is a mummy who was unfortunately murdered due to jealously most likely from his important role in the community. Archaeologist have an idea who Otzi is including his importance to the community‚ how he died and why because of artifacts found with his body. Belongings carried on a person often signified the importance of a person in the
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Point Of View of “My Oedipus Complex” by Frank O’Conner In My Oedipus Complex story‚ the point of view is from Larry’s side. This story began when Larry’s father is away fighting in the war‚ and Larry develops a misunderstood attraction toward his mother‚ a situation which becomes complicated by his father’s return home and the parents’ decision to have another child. If we see from Larry’s side‚ it will always talk about Larry’s feeling‚ the jealousness to his father and how to get mother’s
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chapel was a necessary as believed to carry on the king’s soul in the after life people had to bring offerings such as foods and drinks to carry on the spirit at the chapel. Most chapels were put close to the tomb there by giving the area of where the mummy of the pharaoh was. This let tomb robbers find the tombs quickly. Also‚ the place where the pharaohs were going to be placed needed good limestone so it would be soft and easy to work with. Ineni decided to separate these two elements of burial. Him
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My grandmother Kamala‚ is a woman of true respect. She grew up in the Kirthabra moutains‚ bordering Karachi and proclaiming it the most beautiful place in the world that “overlooked the heavens”. She grew as people would call “blue blooded”‚ ridiculously rich but far from conceited. Her family consisted complete vegetarians- never eating meat or eggs as if to preserve what bodies are given. She had five brothers and she was the eldest child. My grandfather Bhagwan was similar‚ yet completely different
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