Abstract The Greek-Roman Isis temple is located on the west bank of Luxor; Upper Egypt was made of sandstone and decorated with different kinds of wall paintings. It suffers from many causes of deterioration and degradation mainly ground water‚ salt weathering‚ and different types of dirt accumulations on the relives and paint surface such as soot‚ grease‚ wax‚ biodeteriorated colored patches‚ bat patches‚ waste of birds and even house fly specks. All these lead to the gradual disappearance of paintings
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The Votive Statue of Gudea had powerful meaning for the people of Mesopotamia. It was a sign of hope and help the people know that there will be more food for the people. This statue shows a lot of sign of respect to Judea. As they worship Gudea‚ the people hope to have more resources. This statue shows a connection of the mortal being and the God communicating with each other to make sure the people of the Mesopotamia is living nicely. While the statue has symbolic figures‚ it has to mean to the
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This paper is going to compare two statues: statue of Memi and Sabu and a seated statue of Gudea. Both figures have been purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and are displayed there. I will start with writing about the origin and the age of both figures‚ and then compare materials used to create them‚ as well as the style and function of both of them. The first piece‚ The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu‚ originates from Egypt and it is a 4th Dynasty figure of a couple
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where you are from‚ it is important to remember that place’s history. However‚ the question is should you build statues to honor the parts of your history that you aren’t proud of? There are statues all over the southern parts of North America of Confederate generals‚ and some people consider these statues to be very offensive. On one side of the conflict‚ people argue that the statues are offensive and were put up to remind minorities (specifically African Americans) what could happen to them‚ or
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Scott McCulloch THE STATUE OF LIBERTY The Statue of Liberty is a neoclassical monument that stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbour. It was given as a gift from France in 1886 and has become a world famous icon. The statue is of great political significance‚ symbolising the ideals of the age it was constructed and reflecting the principles of the American Declaration of Independence‚ a constitution that modern America still has as its political compass. It is also architecturally significant
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We bought some tickets and flew to Michigan. In Michigan airport‚ our family picked us up‚ I had not seen them before either. It was great to meet them. We did not do much that day‚ as the flight had made us tired. But the next day‚ we went to the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island‚ which is in New York Harbour. I took quite a few pictures
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shoulders. I also noticed that the two people were Mexican. This statue by Jose Jimenez is said to be endorsing illegal immigration on campus. It had been rumored that organizations had been trying to do away with the statue. The statue is not meant to be offensive or promote illegal immigration. It is meant to tell the story of a man crossing into another country in the search for a better lifestyle. By the title of the statue I was able to assume that both of these people were crossing the border
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in Greek art around the middle of the seventh century B.C.E.. The advent of monumental sculpture was a huge development. “The Marble Statue of a Kouros (Youth)” or “The Metropolitan Kouros” towers with immense strength at six feet four inches. This Greek kouros‚ a term given to free standing sculpture representing the male youth‚ is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure created in Attica‚ dating back to 600- 590 B.C.E.. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ this figure marked
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have contrasting opinions‚ which is ok in day to day life‚ but can end up posing issues in a time where decisions need to be made. In this particular passage the author explains their opinions on the censorship of nude statues. In their eyes‚ they see nothing wrong with having a statue in their natural state and find it completely inoffensive. However‚ he acknowledges that other people may not view these sculptures in the same way as he. This author’s tone in this passage is very respectful and open
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christian people that despite not knowing what he actually looked like‚ artists throughout history have erected many statues in his honor. In this essay I will present a comparison of three statues of David. In chronological order we will look at the David statues of Donatello‚ Andrea Del Verrocchio and Michelangelo finding similarities and differences in the various aspects of these statues. Donatello’s "David" was his landmark work‚ the first work of its kind in over a thousand years‚ and helped to
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