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York New York Facts On File
840 wordsThe Apis Bull originated in Memphis, cult of Serapis during the reign of Ptolemy I. Serapis was the god whose association with Osiris, the god of the dead, formed the name Asar-Apis. Asar is the Egyptian name of Osiris and Apis was the name given to the Apis Bull which was the object of worship at Memphis. The Greeks combined the two together to form Zaparrus. Even though it is not quite clear, it is certain that Serapis is the shape Apis took after death. "Apis is called the "life of Osiris, th...
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Time Period B C
1,020 wordsSeveral weeks ago I visited the Museum of Man- specifically the exhibit of Egyptian artifacts. I observed the Funerary Stela of Menthuhotpe. This piece is obviously from the early Egyptians, probably during the Old Kingdom Dynasty, which spanned several thousand years around 2000 B. C... The pieces resemblance to the reliefs during this time period is striking (one example of similar work is the relief in Tis mastaba which shows him watching a hippo hunt created between 2450 and 2350 B. C. ). Th...
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Lady Talla House Face Into Lady Talla Drec
1,234 words"Correct, " replied Lady Talla, the elderly Mythology teacher who also owned the town brothel, "Drec, wake up and pay attention!"How can I pay attention to the same thing every year? You teachers need to teach us new things, " Drec barked. It was the day before Halloween and since this was the first year that Drec was too old to go Trick-or-Treating, he and Sebastian decided to dress up and petrify the local kids. They climbed into Sebastian's Bronco and headed for the local costume parlor. Drec...
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Museum Of Modern Art Black And White
3,456 wordsA Polychrome Profusion; sculptor George Sugarman, Fine Arts Building, New York, New York BYLINE: RUBINSTEIN, RAPHAEL Best known today for his public art, George Sugarman began his career with formally eccentric painted-wood sculptures. In a revelatory New York exhibition, early pieces were shown alongside the 86 -year-old artists more recent aluminum work. In the course of 1998, there were a number of important sculpture exhibitions in New York galleries and museums, including the Museum of Mode...
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Upper And Lower Tomb
2,089 wordsKing Tutankhamen The Boy King King Tutankhamen, or King Tut, was one of the youngest kings to reign over any country. " The Boy King" is best remembered for his magnificent funeral treasures, including his elaborate golden burial mask. King Tut achieved a measure of immortality through his glittering burial treasures. &# 9; King Tut was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18 th dynasty who reigned from about 1348 to 1339 BC. His name can be spelled a variety of ways including Tutankhamen, Tutan...
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One Of The Greatest Early Renaissance
883 wordsMichelangelo s David Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in the small village of Carprese and grew up in Florence. Florence was the artistic center of the early Renaissance, a period of outstanding artistic innovation and accomplishment that began in the early 1400 s. The master pieces that surrounded Michelangelo were his best teachers-ancient Greek and Roman statuary, and the paintings, sculpture, and architecture of early Renaissance masters Masaccio, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Donatello, Jacopo della Qu...
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Tutankhamun Tomb King Tut
1,357 wordsThe ancient Egyptians were noted for many things, one of which would have been their artwork. Egyptians used many medians in their artwork that enhanced the details and beauty of every piece of art. Their artwork is fascinating and mysterious, which pulls in the viewer into wanting to learn more. One of the most important and unique Egyptian artworks belongs to King Tutankhamun, a young pharaoh of Egypt. A brief history of the discovery of King Tut s tomb and the importance and beauty of certain...
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