of real human beings as a symbol interpreted by the African people. This is where pottery figures were first found. African art history started from the beginning of time with Rock Art. Some Rock Art is recorded to be 75 000 years old. We found Terracotta heads and figures in Ife‚ which can be dated from the 12th to 15th century. African woodcarvings were also found around the 19th to 20th century AD. There was a wide variety of tribal art found in 20th century AD. Starting from the earliest times
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spaces which symbolises the significance of love and loss as continuity. The forms are an abstraction of the notion of eternal embraced; with the ferocious virtue of pre-cast concrete panels with hollow core slabs‚ the gravel-finished masonry walls‚ terracotta tiled pathway and the efficiency of imported electrical equipment‚ solar panels for lighting and water supply‚ and the measure is far from being cordial. Spurring further‚ the project plays an important role in ascertaining an archetype as a public
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handscroll Sculpture (slide) They are cast with complex patterned and zoomorphic decoration‚ but avoid the human figure * Art that imagines humans as animals (slide) for the tomb of Qin Shi Huang‚ the first emperor of a unified China The Terracotta Army‚ inside the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor‚ consists of more than 7‚000 life-size tomb terra-cotta figures of warriors and horses buried with the self-proclaimed first Emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huang) in 210–209 BC (slide) Pottery Chinese
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The Circus Maximus The Circus Maximus‚ located in the Vallis Murcia (valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills) in Rome‚ was an ancient hippodrome and mass entertainment venue for the citizens of Rome. The Circus Maximus was first utilised for public games and entertainment by the Etruscan kings of Rome. The first games of the Ludi Romani (Roman Games) were staged there under the rule of Tarquinius Priscus‚ the fifth Etruscan ruler of Rome. They were in held in early September at the end
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The name “China” most likely came from the Qin Dynasty (pronounced “Chin”)‚ and has had a great impact on Modern China. While the Qin Dynasty only lasted 9 years‚ the impact of the Qin Dynasty and Emperor cannot be underestimated. Ancient Chinas’ Qin Dynasty united China into a solid union under a legalist form of government‚ created beautiful yet functional art‚ and had an Emperor that standardized the currency‚ measurement and script of the country for the first time. The Qin family was the first
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early stages of development in Mesopotamian architecture a type of plano-convex brick and rectangular one (fig .2) were invented.1 Used in the construction of platforms or walls‚ the rectangular brick was often baked‚ set in bitumen and faced with terracotta tiles and rows of pegs.1 Further required construction materials such as timber and metals were often imported from neighbouring areas. As a result of brick construction‚ architectural examples of the period are monolithic in appearance‚ often
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THE SECRET BEHIND MONALISA’S SMILE By RisshaNair & SubhaShini There are few works of art in the world that are as well-known or as talked about as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa in Paris. Despite the immense wealth of treasures in the Louvre‚ not to mention the grandeur and history of the building itself‚ The Mona Lisa portrait is a highlight for most visitors as well as their main reason for visiting the museum. But what is it about the Leonardo’s Mona Lisa that makes it so special that everyone
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Paulino 1 Keslie Paulino Godfray Global History October‚ 16. 2012 Indus River Valley Civilization The first civilizations were found near the Indus River. The Indus river valley civilization is an ancient civilization that began by the Indus river valley. Civilization is an advanced state of human society in which science‚ culture‚ industry and government have been reached. Excavations first started in 1921-1922 directed to a civilization that began about 4‚000-5‚000 years ago and research
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Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves (Oriya: ଉଦୟଗିରି ଓ ଖଣ୍ଡଗିରି ଗୁମ୍ଫା) are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological‚ historical and religious importance near the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha‚ India. The caves are situated on two adjacent hills‚ Udayagiri and Khandagiri‚ mentioned as Kumari Parvat in the Hathigumpha inscription. They have a number of finely and ornately carved caves. It is believed that most of these caves were carved out as residential blocks for Jain monks during
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Additional Mathematics Project Work 2012 Sculpture for the Additional Mathematics Corner of Sekolah Tinggi Muar‚ Johor Name : I/C No : School : Sekolah Tinggi Muar Integration Contents 1. Title : Sculpture for the Additional Mathematics Corner of Sekolah Tinggi Muar page 1 2. Appreciations:
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