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    Titan" statue. This statue was added to the Art Institutes ’ collection in 1996 and labeled as a gift from an anonymous donor. This statue of Durga is a piece of ancient art which I feel represents the power and imagery of the "goddess." The statue is made of grey sandstone and is not all that large measuring in at around 61 centimeters tall. It is estimated that the statue of Durga is from the late 10th century which is also known by the Art Institute as the Koh Ker period. The statue is the

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    Han Xueyuan The Bronze Statue from Artemision The Bronze Statue from Artemision is made in Transition period and probably in Attica. It is made of bronze and depicts a naked man. As a result of its provenance and subject mater‚ scholars have debated whether the Bronze Statue from Artemision portrays an athlete or a god. Furthermore‚ they frequently attempt to identify which god‚ if any‚ this statue portrays 1. From its height (larger than life-size)‚ the facial features‚ and the pose of the figure

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    Eros Paper

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    The statue of Eros sleeping is one of the key attractions in the metropolitan museum collections for the lovers of ancient Greek history. A glimpse at the magnificent work of art takes one away‚ far back in time to the Hellenistic age. Clearly it is one of the most remarkable works in the Metropolitan Museums total collection. The statues sculptor is not known but the time of its making has been correctly identified. Moreover historical studies have revealed much surrounding the statue of Eros as

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    by Stefano Mariottini on August 16‚ 1972‚ on the bottom of the Ionic Sea near Riace Marina in Calabria in Italy. The statues have been dated to roughly 450BC. The statues’ eyes are inlaid with bone and glass‚ the lips and nipples are made from copper while the teeth are silver. Both statues at one point held spears and shields; however‚ those have not been recovered. Both statues stand firmly on the right foot‚ with the left foot forward and left knee relaxed. The right hip is thrust out with the

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    Recumbent Lion

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    a granite statue of a recumbent lion‚ is dated back to this period and preserved in the Walters Art Museum‚ Baltimore‚ Maryland (Pl. 9). This new technique of the recumbent statues was only limited to the statues of the guardian lions‚ as the statues of the sphinx and the other recumbent animals preserved their old shape. This shape of the lion statues was used later by the Pharaohs of the same dynasty. There are two red granite lions‚ preserved in the British Museum (EA 2)‚

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    nowadays‚ we have blogs‚ websites and other social media where we can get information. Egyptian` statue Memi and Sabu was dated back to the old kingdom‚ Dynasty 4‚ ca‚ 2575-2465 B.C. It was painted with limestone and represents a non-royal couple; however the inscription on the statue suggests they had royal acquaintance. Their status are confirmed by the way they are standing and not sitting like the statue of Gudea‚ their common dressing

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    example of Donatello’s talent is demonstrated in his statue‚ St. Mark : the product of the artist’s ingenious merging of classical ideas with the tenets of the Renaissance and his keen ability to use optical correction (Artble‚ 2017). Accordingly‚ this paper will highlight the Italian Renaissance artist‚ Donatello and his work‚ St.

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    Hatshepshut v/s Kouros

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    Ancient Egyptian and Greek statues have many similarities. Hatshepsut in a Devotional Attitude is an Egyptian statue from 1473-1458 BCE. It is almost 8 feet tall and almost 2.5 feet wide. It is made of granite and is a statue of Queen Hatshepsut‚ the wife of Tutmose III‚ one of the most dynamic egyptian kings of the eighteenth dynasty. The Marble Statue of a Kouros (youth) is an Archaic Greek statue from 590-680 BCE. It is a little over 6 feet tall and about 20 inches at its widest. It is the representation

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    Zeus In Olympia

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    The subject for my abstract is the statue of Zeus in Olympia. The statue was fashioned by Phidias and occupied half the width of the aisle of the large temple built to house it. "It seems that if Zeus were to stand up‚" the geographer Strabo said in the 1st century BC‚ "he would sunroof the temple.” The statue was a chryselephantine sculpture‚ made with ivory and gold panels on a wooden substructure. No copy in marble or bronze has lasted this long‚ though that can be recognized by only certain kinds

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    The Boy on a Dolphin

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    1. Dr. Calder’s motivations are to find the statue for an archaeological discovery and to give it to the government. He does not want Victor Parmalee to get ahold of the statue because he knows if he does‚ he will steal the statue from Greece and sale it and also not give Phaedra any profit. Dr. Calder does not want the important statue to end up in the wrong hands of Victor Pharmalee. He wants the country of Greece to hold claim to their ancient t culture such as the boy on the dolphin‚ he does

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