Report on chosen exhibits of Istanbul Archaeological Museum In this report‚ I’m going to write about my expressions about Istanbul Archaeological Museum and then I will focus on Egyptian tomb find which is a section of Ancient Orient Museum. Istanbul Archaeological Museum is the first museums of Turkey and also a great museum which have several collections from different cultures and periods. The museum firstly fascinates me from its courtyard‚ because I perceived the building of Archeological Museum
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Egyptian Funerary Practices Ancient Egyptian civilization was based on religion. Their belief in the rebirth after death became their driving force behind their funeral practices. Death was simply a temporary interruption‚ rather than an end to life‚ and that eternal life could be ensured by means of worship to the gods‚ preservation of the physical form thru mummification‚ substantial ceremonies and detailed burial policies and procedures. Even though many today have varying views of an
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wealth to the land. These days we use most of their daily life. Three most important things in Egyptian daily life were papyrus and writing‚ food and cookery‚ and cylinder seals. One of the important things in Egyptian daily life was papyrus and writing. Paper is made from the papyrus plant by separating it with a needlepoint into very thin strips as broad as possible. It was rare for a ancient Egyptian to be literate. As few as two percent of the overall population knew how to write or read. The
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Such a symbolic creation of it’s time that sacrifices were made to this statue while the king still lived (Smith‚ 1922); the statue of Gudea was created in 2090 B.C. (Met Museum‚ ND). The initial impression upon viewing the statue was this was someone of great importance to themselves as well as others. The figure sat strong and erect with the hands clasped together‚ which within itself causes intrigue and sparks curiosity. Gudea‚ was king of the kingdom of Lagash in the late 3rd Century (Leon
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Ancient Egyptian Civilization The Growth of Egyptian Civilization Egypt has been called “the gift of the Nile.” Without this mighty river‚ all Egypt would be desert‚ for it receives little rainfall. Heavy spring and summer rains at the source of the Nile once caused the river to overflow regularly each July. The yearly flooding of the Nile made it possible for Neolithic farmers to grow crops in the valley. The flood waters brought moisture to the dry land and also left behind a layer of rich
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action. Those that did‚ however‚ began to inspire a nation of women. As to seeing rights being conducted upon Egyptian women‚ the women in other countries of the Middle East began to take action. These women vying for voting rights‚ education‚ as did the Egyptians. Nabawiya Musa was the first Egyptian girl to graduate from high school. It opened doors for other middle-class Egyptian women. With their new found knowledge‚ they began to make feminine demands. Public protests were held‚ and some
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The ancient Egyptians build pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens. The Pharaohs got buried in different pyramids that were specifically built for them. There were many different shapes and sizes from the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom. Out of the many pyramids built‚ three of them were best preserved. The most known are built for the Pharaoh Khufu which was known as the “Great Pyramid.” The sides of the Great Pyramid base average were 755 feet and its original height
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1. Compare and contrast painting and sculpture from the Fourth Dynasty with that of the reign of Akhenaten.You must use the provided examples (your textbook) to support your essay. In the Fourth Dynasty the art consisted of mainly architecture and sculptures. The famous pyramid structure during this time were more smooth on the sides because of their new layering technique‚ a good example in our book is figure 3.8 Model of the Great pyramids on page 57. One additional feature of the landmark of
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Comparison of two Egyptian Sculpture Relief Depicting a Man Inspecting His Stables; Ships Unloading Merchandise and Relief Block‚ Plucking and Roasting Fowl‚ Herds Crossing Water In Egyptian art‚ the greatest achievements are tomb reliefs‚ huge number of tomb reliefs shows the people who were rich enough at that period want to bring their rich and glory even after they dead. The Early royal reliefs are somewhat too idealism on the figures‚ their figures on the tomb reliefs are usually rough on
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Nefer-shemes The Statue Group of Nen-kheft-ka and His Wife‚ Nefer-shemes was found in a rock-cut tomb at Deshasheh and sculpted by an unknown Egyptian artist in 2350 BC. The artist uses all aspects of composition to convey Egyptian dominance. Using a Standard Egyptian Scale‚ the figures were carved in proportions seen to be ideal by the Egyptians. The sculpture was carved out of limestone. It was richly painted with brightly colored paint. Now‚ only traces of the paint are visible. This piece
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