Artworks of Ancient Art from Museum Collections
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1. Visit the following Web sites and explore the collections of Ancient Art there:
= The Metropolitan Museum of Art (http://www.metmuseum.org)
= The Louvre Museum (http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en)
= The Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery and Sackler Gallery(http://www.asia.si.edu/)
From the gallery Web sites listed above select two works of art from any ancient culture.
2. Using the terminology and concepts for evaluating art, compare and contrast the two works including materials used, style, meaning, symbolism, and any other aesthetic issues.
3. Explain how the works of art fit into the context of the time period. Keep in mind that only artworks that fit into the period of Ancient Art (created between 30,000 BCE- 500 CE) will be accepted.
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Two artworks chosen from ancient art collections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and compared for their form, content and context in a question-and-answer format with 703 words total.
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From the metropolitan Museun in New York, USA, from the Department of Near Eastern Antiquities, come the two works of art chosen for review. They both can be viewed at the URL: http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/ancient_near_eastern_art/listview.aspx?page=1&sort=0&sortdir=asc&keyword=&fp=1&dd1=3&dd2=0&vw=1.
These two artworks are both pieces of bodily adornment, one a necklace and one a pair of earrings. I chose these two pieces because I am fond of bodily adornment myself, even if in a different manner than that of the ancients. Closeups and deptailed descriptions of the necklace are at URL: http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/ancient_near_eastern_art/headdress_necklace_and_hair_ribbons/objectview.aspx?page=1&sort=0&sortdir=asc&keyword=&fp=1&dd1=3&dd2=0&vw=1&collID=3&OID=30001553&vT=1.
Closeups and a detailed description of the earrings are at URL: ...
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