Stele of Hammurabi is a sculpture that was commissioned by the king of Babylon‚ Hammurabi (c. 1792-1750 BCE). The monument is 7.4 ft. tall made of diorite rocks. The Hammurabi stele was discovered in 1901‚ by a French mission led by De Morgan at Shush in Iran. The Code of Hammurabi stele was engraved on stone and clay tablets. The monument is basically a glossy‚ black and a very tough stone. This stele represents the ancient Mesopotamian in the old Babylonian period. It was built to be viewed for
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While exploring the David Owsley Museum of Art‚ I became very intrigued with a religious work of art from Asia titled Stele of Ganesha. This particular sculpture was created around 900 CE‚ and was carved out of welded rhyolitic tuff. Ganesha is one of the more popular Hindu gods. He is the destroyer of vanity‚ selfishness‚ and pride while also the remover of obstacles. Due to the fact that he is the remover of obstacles‚ Ganesha is one of the most praised gods of the Hindu faith. He is depicted with
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Funerary Stele of Tembu (22.92) An ancient Egyptian stele is a stone or wooden slab erected for funerals or commemorative purposes‚ typically carved with scenes that tell a story‚ document‚ or give information about the person or people it is meant to memorialize. During the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt around about 1500-1470 BC‚ the “Funerary Stele of Tembu” was originally made to be a gravestone that commemorated the important Egyptian official‚ Tembu‚ and his wife. The place of origin of this
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The Mesha Stele (popularized in the 19th century as the "Moabite Stone") is a black basalt stone‚ bearing an inscription by the 9th century BC Moabite King Mesha‚ discovered in 1868 at Dhiban (biblical "Dibon‚" capital of Moab). The inscription of 34 lines is written in the Moabite language. It is the most extensive inscription ever recovered that refers to ancient Israel. It was set up by Mesha‚ about 850 BC‚ as a record and memorial of his victories in his revolt against the Kingdom of Israel‚
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Art has frequently been used as propaganda‚ promoting the interests of the elite in a controlled manner over their subjects. The images presented‚ the Stele of Hammurabi and the Column of Trajan‚ are monumental examples of such propaganda. The Stele of Hammurabi is over 7 feet tall and was displayed in a public space. Trajan’s column was 38 meters high and displayed publically. It was important for propaganda to be seen by as many people as possible to be successful. More than just eye-catching‚
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Stele of Hammurabi During the Babylon‚ the dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and Hammurabi became the most powerful king of Babylon which conquered large portions of Mesopotamia. Hammurabi is known for his law code‚ his stele that presents the law code and other orders. There is a system of crime and punishments outlined on his law code‚ as well as a representation of Hammurabi. If you look closely at the stele‚ it shows that Hammurabi has a close connection with Shamash‚ the sun god (Hammurabi
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VICTORY! “When you walk into the gym you leave everything behind. It’s like a total different world. It’s you second family. We gymnasts spend more time in the gym then with our parents. We do gymnastics not to please our family but to please ourselves.” The day I found out all my training was worth it‚ was at the Glencoe- Silver Lake Gymnastics Invite. I got to this moment by joining gymnastics and making the high school team‚ going to practice every day and giving it my all‚ and all the other
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September 24‚ 2011 Formal Analysis: Marble stele (grave marker) of a youth and little girl with capital and finial in the form of a sphinx; accession number: 11.185a-d‚f‚g‚x Marble stele (grave marker) of a youth and little girl with capital and finial in the form of a sphinx‚ the most complete grave monument of its type to have survived from the Archaic period. 1 The monument is made with marble; the total height is 13 feet and 10 11/16 inches. The monument depicted two young people‚ a
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Eren Korkmaz 11.10.2013 The Code of Hammurabi In the codes of Hammurabi‚ there is a generalization that defines most of the rules “An eye for an eye”(Code 196). It shows us that Hammurabi’s justice is processing in a harsh way. Is this fair? Was it acceptable in that period of time? Did Babylonian society deserve it? These questions can’t be answered certainly‚ but several discussions should be made about it. Because‚ it is one of the unusual ways to rule in history. We can see in the Babylonian
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with the experiences of the past and present wars’ veterans. War Stories II: Victory in the Pacific really caught my attention because of it being over the history of War World II and because it was written by a Vietnam war veteran and not a writer that only has history classes that serves as knowledge of war time events. The sequel to the Great War War World II brought with it many great historical victories and as many
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