Analysis Of Necropolis Culture: Archaic Art

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Object: Necropolis Culture: Archaic architecture Period: Archaic Art Dates: 700-400BCE Cut out of tufa stone. There are many rooms and funerary beds to recreate what the Etruscan homes looked like. There are no designs or paintings on the walls which can indicate that this burial chamber was for people with little money. The doorways and windows cut into the tufa are arched. Etruscans wanted their dead to be buried in a comfortable place and this is why their tombs were similar to their homes. Object 2 (6 points) Object: Votive figure Culture: Sumerian – Near Eastern Period: Sumerian Art Dates: 2600–2350 B.C. Stone sculpture of a man. Hands of the figure are clasped together. This votive statue Appears to be made of terracotta. The figure in the middle is Dionysos, the god of wine. The figures on his right and left appear to be dancing. This krater was most likely used for a drinking party to mix the wine with water. The Krater has a broad body and wide mouth. The handles are placed towards the top of the krater. Figure appear to be painted in a profile view. Comparisons (30 points) Identify each of the objects as above. For the comparisons, compare and contrast the objects in the Exam Pool by singling out ways in which the objects are the same (compare) and ways that they are different (contrast). Object 6a Object: Statue of Nefu and Khenetemsetju Culture: Egyptian sculpture Period: Old Kingdom Dates: 2455-2350 B.C Object 6b Object: Reclining Couple on a Sarcophagus in the Baths of Diocletian Culture: Roman architecture Period: High Empire Dates: 130-190CE Both objects are used as a part for burial and to represent the dead. There are also both representing a male and female figure, presumably a couple. The men both appear at the dominant figures. The man in the statue has his left foot advanced forward and the man in the sarcophagus is a lot larger than that of the women. The man on the statue and the two figures on the sarcophagus appear to have had their noses smashed in. Both objects appear to have been damaged purposely, possibly due to people not liking the deceased

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