The Terracotta Neck Amphora with the Battle between Herakles and the Centaur Nessos was created circa 675-650 B.C. during the middle of the orientalizing period‚ which lasted roughly from 700-600 B.C. This art period drew inspiration from eastern countries like Anatolia‚ Syria‚ Assyria‚ Phoenicia‚ and Egypt. Throughout this time period there was a significant increase in the number of Greek colonies within Asia minor. Ionians in particular began to colonize this area which lead to the development
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How the giraffe got it’s long neck Once upon a time‚ there lived a giraffe called Mirabelle. Mirabelle was the only giraffe in the world‚ and what was very strange about her was that she had a really short neck. Her neck was so short that Tony (The elephant ) had to bring down her food from the tree with his trunk . One day it was Mirabelle’s birthday and all the other animals wanted to surprise her by giving her a taste of the bee’s honey for the first time. She was really over the moon when
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How the giraffe got his long neck. A long time ago before giraffes had long necks they were mid –sized animals with hooved feet and strongly built bodies. People are always curious to know how giraffes got such a long neck and I know of a tale that will tell what happened. One day a giraffe named George was walking along when he smelled his favorite food the Acacia‚ only he couldn’t see it. George looked and looked until he noticed there was a fence blocking his way from finding his food
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Panathenaic Prize Amphora with Lid (363-362 BCE) is a Greek ceramic vessel. It is a tall‚ curved Amphora. Shape with a narrow foot‚ two handles reaching from the neck to the upper shoulders. Also a tight fitting lid with a flame-like top. Most of the vase coloring is in black. The center part is painted red and it has black lining on top of the red painting. The vase is an Amphora shape. There is also a woman painted on the center of the vase holding a shield with a winged horse. The Amphora is used to
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particular interest are two pieces of art from an age before Alexander: a black-figure panel amphora made in the sixth century BCE‚ and a funerary relief figure of a young man carved circa fourth century BCE. A closer look at the seemingly more unobtrusive details such as the iconography‚ purpose‚ style‚ and even historical positions of these two works reveals
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fullest part of upper torso‚ just under the arms. Hip/Seat – measure around the fullest part of seat‚ 9” [23 cm] below waistline. Back waist length – measure vertically from nape of neck to waistline. Shoulder – measure from side of neck to socket joint of arm. Finished Length – measure vertically from nape of neck to desired length. PATTERN BACK SECTION Square 2 lines from A at 90°. A-B = 1” [25mm] B-C = finished length + 1” [25mm] B-D = ½ back waist length Square across all points.
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rain That Charlotte went from our house‚ And never came home again. And is that why your eye won’t dry And blinds your bleaching face? “Take me home!” cried Charlotte‚ “I lie here in the pit! A red rock rests upon my breasts‚ And my naked neck is split!” Her skin was soft as sable‚ Her eyes were wide as day‚ Her head was blacker than the bog That licked her life away. Her cheeks were made of honey‚ Her throat was made of flame Where all around the razor Had written its red name.
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her boyfriend‚ as the day followed they went beyond the marches through the Sunday mist‚ she never saw the razor waiting at his wrist. Charlotte was gentle but she was found in her Sunday beads among the reeds beaming with her blood as her naked neck was split. Her skin was soft as sable‚ her eyes were wide as day‚ her hair was blacker than the bog and her cheeks were made out of honey‚ how could somebody ever kill her‚ that’s what everybody thought except Mathew Weeks… It was a Sunday evening
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designed to slowly crush not only the fingers and toes‚ but larger devices were also used to crush knees and elbows” (Pegg‚ 2013). This form of torture will work perfectly during interrogations. The neck torture on the other hand was just made as an endurance test or a method of punishment. “It is a neck device that is usually made out of wood or metal with sharp ends” (Pegg‚ 2013). This torture technique allowed the victim to be very uncomfortable. In fact‚ “they were unable to eat‚ lie down or lower
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babies‚ the sound we imagine empty wombs might make in women who can’t fill them up. A clasp‚ a scratch‚ a sigh. They drink fruit dry. And wheel‚ against feverish light flung hard upon their faces‚ in circles that nauseate. Imagine one at breast or neck‚ Patterning a name in driblets of iodine that spatter your skin stars. They flutter‚ shake like mystics. They materialize. Revelatory as a stranger’s underthings found tossed upon the marital bed‚ you tremble even at the thought. Asleep‚ you tear your
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