Both the Laocoon and the seated figures are three dimensional sculptures‚ however‚ when comparing the two it appears that the seated figures look as if they are relief sculptures. The Laocoon statue depicts the tragic death of Laocoon and his two sons when they were punished by the gods for warning the Trojans to not admit the Greek’s wooden horse into their city. As the seated statues found at Temple Abu Simbel‚ have the qualities of a relief sculpture which consist of only being able to view the
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created. This can be shown in the two examples used throughout the course of this paper‚ The Seated Buddha with Attending Bodhisattvas from the 6th century A.D. and The Virgin and Child from the late 1400’s. Each piece of artwork is representative of its artist and the time period in which it was created. The religions of Buddhism and Christianity play a large role in the creation of these two pieces. The Seated Buddha with Attending Bodhisattva was purchased by the museum in 1934 and was the 34th piece
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hidden. Art Appreciation: HUMA205 - 1401C – 01 Both forms are work are 3- dimensional sculptural figures. The Seated Statue of Gudea is made of a hard stone known as Diorite that consist of several minerals
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Statue of Hatshepsut Seated The seated statue of Hatshepsut is dated around ca. 1473-1458 B.C. around the 18th dynasty in Deir el-Bahri‚ Upper Egypt. This statue is made entirely out of indurated limestone and has a height of 195 cm‚ width of 49 cm‚ and diameter of 114 cm. Many statues like this were found in her mortuary temple that has been ransacked and destroyed by bandits and pharaohs. I consider this statue to be in very bad condition because of its age and the history behind it. From first
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The Seated Bronze Amitabha Buddha is an extraordinary h 82cm Buddhist sculpture made during the Goryeo Dynasty‚ 12th century - 13th century. The sculpture is from the collection of the National Museum of Korea and it is made of cast bronze. This Buddha‚ is the central symbol of eternal light and longevity. Through this beautiful sculpture we can see the perfect relationship between culture and faith. As all the statues of Buddha’s‚ this gilt bronze statue was made to represent more than a religion
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World History Egyptian Project: The Scribe My name is Kareem. I am the senior Scribe to my Pharaoh. I am one of the most important government officials in Egypt. I have a lot of control over the construction of the new temple. I am much higher on the social ladder than farmers‚ stonemasons‚ and other laborers. I supervise the building of the temple‚ and without me‚ a temple would never be properly built. Scribes not only keep records‚ but we also play an important supervisory role in society. My
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The statue portrays a boxer seated with his arms resting on his knees‚ his head turned to the right and slightly raised with mouth open (fig. 4). The figure is naked except for his boxing gloves‚ which are of an ancient Greek type with strips of leather attached to a ring around the knuckles and fitted with woolen padding (fig. 5)‚ and the infibulations of his penis by tying up the foreskin‚ which was both for protection and an element of decorum. The boxer is represented just after a match. His
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Information systems (IS) focuses on the system making use of technology and information technology (IT) focuses on technology and how it can help in disseminating information. Usually Information system are build using the information technology. Information system referring to system designed to create‚ store‚ manipulate‚ communicate and disseminate information. Information systems typically include an IT component but are not purely concerned with IT‚ focusing in instead‚ on the end use of
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Linux vs. Mac vs. Windows Linux vs. Mac vs. Windows The operating systems Linux®‚ Macintosh® (Mac) and Microsoft® Windows® are the main software to every computer system to run properly along with other hardware. These operating systems (OS ’s) are very different in several ways‚ but they also have some similarities too. Linux‚ Mac and Windows use memory management‚ process management‚ file management and security management to operate the computer systems correctly
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Anderson Speech and Debate 04/02/2013 Utopia VS Dystopia A utopia is an imagined place or state of being in which everything is perfect. Opposite to that is a dystopia which is an imagined place or state of being in which everything is unplesant. The first time that a utopia was invented was in 1516 in the book Utopia by Sir Thomas Moore. Two present day examples would be an Omish Community‚ because of the set rules that everyone must follow to make the society perfect‚ and Heaven‚ which is
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