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Sphere with Scenes of Rites at the Shrine of a Yaksha (Male Nature Spirit)I have chosen to compare two Mauryan art items. They are quite similar even though they depict different things. The "Dish with a Bee Pollinating a…
"Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions: H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm)
diameter of mouth 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
diameter of foot 2 5/8 in. (6.6…
"Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions: H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm)
Classification: Vases" From the museum website description
The pieces of…
"Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 530 B.C
Dimensions: H. 157/8in (40.3cm)
Classification: Vases"
The two objects I chose was between the Archaic and…
"Period: Late Classical
Date: ca 360-350 B.C
Dimensions: H. 201/4 in. (51.5cm)
Classification: vase"
The two objects I chose was between the…
The images/objects that I have chosen have conflicting views upon the status of Africans (or Ethiopians) in Ancient Greece. It should be therefore be…
The images/objects that I have chosen have conflicting views upon the status of Africans (or Ethiopians) in Ancient Greece. It should be therefore be…
The Three Graces were said to be the daughters of Zeus, in Greek mythology. Engravings on many statue-esque pieces of artwork tell us that they are…
A shard of terracotta, most likely a small part of a bigger piece, has three goddesses carved on it as a design. All three are depicted as adorned…
"Period:Mauryan period
Date:ca. 2nd century B.C.
Culture:India
Medium:Ceramic
Dimensions:Diam 13 1/8 in. (33.3…