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ID: mortuary temple of Hatshepsut. Ancient Mediterranean. Near luxor, egypt. New kingdom 18th dynasty. C 1473-1458 BCE. Sandstone, partially carved into a rock cliff, and red granite Form: sandstone, carved into a rock cliff, red granite, stairs were straight up Function: built for her father and worship gods Content: a temple that contained numerous sculptures of Hatshepsut. Context: emerged from middle and new kingdom, sister of thutmose, wanted to rule, dress liked a male
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ID: Athenian Agora. Ancient Mediterranean. Archaic through Hellen is tic Greek. 600 BCE-150 CE plan. Form: carved marble, agora contained around 20 different structures, made up of several columns, temple statues, gov buildings Function: agora= "gathering place" heart of the gov and judiciary systems Content: many private homes had to be destroyed. Culture significance of religious Greece. Agora to Acropolis. Context: forum of Athens originally built by Peisistratos to show his authority
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ID: temple of minerva. Ancient Mediterranean. Master sculptor Vulca. 510-500BCE. Original made of wood, mud brick, or tufa volcanic rock, terracotta. Form: mad eof wood, mud, brick, tufa, 2 main parts large front porch and back area triple cella. Apollo made out of terracotta Function: worship goddess, Minerva and celebrate victory. Narrative Content: the worshipping of God's and goddesses takes place in nature placed peak of the temple Context: enclosed religious boundary to worship gods and goddesses. Statue of Apollo
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ID: Sarcophagus of the Spouses. Ancient Mediterranean. Etruscan. C. 520 BCE. Terra cotta Form: Terra cotta, raised, style shows beginning of ancient Rome Function: represent them sitting in a table as if celebrating Content: man and wife Context: beginning of ancient Rome
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ID: Anavysos Kouros. Ancient Mediterranean. Archaic Greek. C. 530 BCE. Marble with remnants of paint. Form: marble with remnants of paint, nude, muscular, archaic, represents the people Function: spiritual connection Content: tall man who is muscular shows his strength Context: Greek
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ID: Peplos Kore from the Acropolis. Ancient Mediterranean. Archaic greek. C. 530 BCE. Marble, painted details. Form: marble with colorful paint, archaic pose, greek hair, pose of homage/offering/emotionless Function: believed to have been an offering to Athena, mightve been something on her hand Content: archaic style, rigid, motionless, obedient pose, may represent the ideal women Context: created in archaic Greece lasted form 7th to 5th centuries BCE. Came towards the end before classical style.
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ID: Tomb of the Triclinium. Ancient Mediterranean. Tarquinia, Italy. Etruscan. C 480-470 BCE. Tufa and fresco. Form: single chamber, fresco Function: celebrate the dead, reinforce socio-economic Content: shows wealthy people celebrating the dead Context: transition of culture, celebration of the dead
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ID: Doryphoros(spear bearer). Ancient Mediterranean. Polykleitos. 450-440 BCE. Roman copy marble of Greek original bronze Form: OG made out of bronze, but was lost and made out of marble Function: Roman palaestras where individuals exercised an inspiration Content: used to hold a spear, ex. of "contrapposto" Doryphoros rep. Idea of symmetry Context:
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ID: Grave stele of Hegeso. Ancient Mediterranean. Attributed to Kallimachos. c. 410 BCE. Marble and paint Form: marble and paint, important women was made "bigger" Function: to show how important this individual was Content: a servant showing jewelry to women sitting down Context: simple domestic life
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