Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Mesopotamia

MESOPOTAMIA


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Fertile Crescent 2 Cuneiform




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Fertile Crescent 3 Typical Examples




Smarthistory, Art History at Khan Academy

Law Code Stele of King Hammurabi, 1792-1750 B.C.E.





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Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, 2254-2218 B.C.E.





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Fertile Crescent 6 Kings Naram Sin and Hammurabi




Ishtar Gate and Processional Way (reconstruction), Babylon, c, 575 BCE

     



Rosa Steffensen

Berlin Museum Island 2011.mp4 - Ishtar Gate from 6.35







King Khafre 

(Chephren, Khaf-Re, Khauf-Re, Khephren, Khafra, Rachaf) is the same pharaoh that built the pyramid by the same name. He reigned approximatly between 2558 and 2532 in the 4th Dynasty.
This artwork is a masterpiece, realized in one of the hardest stones, making it difficult to execute, but explains the excellent condition, except for his left leg and arm being compromised. The hardness of the stone can also be read as a metaphor for Khafra's character.

Statue of Khafre in diorite. 2540-2250 BCE.  Valley Temple of Khafra, Giza. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Diorite: height 168 cm, width 57 cm, depth 96 cm.


http://www.art-prints-on-demand.com/a/
egyptian/statue-of-khafre-2520-249.html
  http://www.oocities.org/unforbidden_geology/ancient_
egyptian_copper_coring_drills.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khafra         http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nige-d-smith/nelea/khafre.html

The artists worked within a formula (style), which dictated the frontal position, the youthful perfect body and the dress code. The freedom lies in the treatment of the face, which is stylized and yet reveals individual features. In the photo above you can clearly see the "Sema Tawy" , the symbol for the union of the upper (lilies) and lower (papyrus) Egypt.
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