The Dying Warrior & the Dying Gaul I decided to choose the Dying Warrior and the Dying Gaul Soldier as my compare and contrast essay. Both art pieces were made in BCE there are similarities and differences in the style of the statues in regards of story of the soldiers dying and what is expressed in the art. The Dying Warrior was created in 490 – 480 BCE, displayed in the east side of Temple of Aphaia. The material of the archaic sculpture is made of marble. The warrior is lying on his left side with a shield holding him up for support and his right arm is providing support to hold his chest upright as possible.
Before this time, Egyptians worshipped many different gods but the primary god was Amun-Ra. During his reign, Akhenaten altered traditional Egyptian religion in one of his most controversial decisions as Pharaoh. Akhenaten changed the focus of Egyptian religion to one sole god, Aten. This is why Akhentan changed his name from Amenhotep IV to Akhenaten, as he took on the name of the god. As Angela P Thomas noted in her book Akhenaten’s Egypt, “Aten was given a titulary like the king and the god’s name was written in double cartouches.
Hammurabi`s code Ms.Tabscott`s first Period Hammurabi states “If a son has struck (hit) his father his hands shall be cut off (Doc. C).” Hammurabi was the king of Babylon, a city in ancient Mesopotamia. He was ruler for forty two years. Hammurabi`s code was etched into a stele for his people to see and follow (background essay). Was Hammurabi`s code just?
Roman Eclecticism and The Temple of Dendur Jacob Ritts The Temple of Dendur was originally built in 15 BCE along the left bank of the upper part of the Nile river. It was constructed by Petronius, the Roman governor of Egypt and commissioned by Augustus Caesar. While the was funded by Roman authority it was designed by a team of Roman and Egyptian architects and built by Egyptian workers. An important thing to realize about The Temple of Dendur while considering it from a historical perspective is that it was not a very important temple. It’s main function was to assert Augustus’s position as a god to people in smaller, less populated areas of Egypt so small temple like this were commissioned in multiple villages.
Krystal Howard Core art history #1 : Khafre enthroned, 4th Dynasty Egypt, c.2520 BCE. Diorite (north site gneiss), height 5’6 1/8”. #2 : Brooklyn College Museum, Kneeling Statue of Senenmut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 , joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose 111( circa 1478-1458 B.C) , From Armant, Granite #3 : The similarities between these two pieces of art work are there both from Egyptian Art and from the old and middle kingdom. I chose these two sculptures because they were both made from Charles Edwin Wilbur fund and I wanted to see some of his art work and how he depicted one from another. If you look at Khafre throne he has a lot of symbols around it as well as the kneeling statue of senenmut.
Another artefact that clearly shows this relationship is the lamp found in the antechamber. These artefacts clearly reveal a personal and intimate portion of Tutankhamun’s life. Body 2- Warrior Pharaoh/ Military By studying the artefacts in Tutankhamun’s tomb, historians have a greater understanding of the boy King’s military life and his portrayal of a Warrior Pharaoh. An inscription on the artefact in figure 8.9 referred to Tutankhamun as ‘A Possessor of strength who tramples hundreds of thousands, who makes them into a pile of corpses’, this immediately creates an idea that Tut was a warrior. It is the pharaoh’s duty to defeat the enemy forces and to establish and maintain order throughout Egypt.
The Coffin of Pedi-Osiris, Pedi-Osiris was also known as the Lord of the Underworld, was made between the years of 305 BC-30 AD by various Egyptian artists using an Egyptian mummification process. The coffin, standing at more than 7 feet tall and large enough to contain the Priest, who enclosed in numerous layers of linen cloth, was made to resemble religious semiology and linear decorations using wood, polychrome, gold inlay and paint. Egyptian religion believed in resurrection after death and coffins were made to represent the life after death in order to ensure a successful rebirth. The artists used elaborate and detailed scenes using linear designs and hieroglyphs engravings on the sarcophagus to instruct and assist the Priest on his journey the through the underworld into the afterlife. The ancient Egyptian sarcophagi included illustrations depicting animals, religious proceedings and funerals that are painted on both sides of the coffin.
The legacy is the perception of himself that the pharaoh left behind in the wake of his death. However, when the façade is pulled back, an entirely different figure is shown; the real Tutankhamun. Upon entering the tomb, the northern wall can immediately be glimpsed. The mural covering the wall depicts three different scenes. In one scene, Tut is identified in the form of Osiris, the God of the afterlife.
The river valleys of the Nile in Egypt and the Euphrates in Mesopotamia both had similarities and differences. Both of these river valley civilizations started around 3500 B.C. An absolute monarch called the Pharaoh ruled the Nile River Valley. The Egyptians believed their king was a god and worshiped him like one. The Mesopotamian’s also had an overall king but they didn’t believe he was a god.
The wall paintings in Tutankhamun’s tomb explain the importance of the afterlife, particularly in relation to the pharaoh himself, and the Egyptian people. Although only his burial room displayed murals upon the wall, the spectacular pictures explain Tutankhamun’s entry into the afterlife and the traditional rituals that were performed. The Opening of the Mouth ceremony is depicted on the north-facing wall of the burial chamber, while the rest of the panel and the opposing wall show Tutankhamun being welcomed to the