melissa daly period 1 whap. palette of king narmer feature of later egyptian art unification of...
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Melissa DalyMelissa Daly
Period 1Period 1
WHAPWHAP
Palette of King Narmer
Feature of later Egyptian ArtUnification of
EgyptClay
The Sphynx
Funerary MaskKing Tut’s Mask
Beard represented the time period (1343
BCE)Made of Gold
Earthenware Pottery
Earthenware took pottery’s place (clay)Used for storage jars, grain bins, water and
beer jars, etc.
Clay Pottery
Use of Potter wheelsClay
Hand throwing techniques
Hand Building Techniques
Jars tended to have seals on them
Stone Carvings
Master Stone CarversUse of Bronze Tools
Power of Kings &Religion= major influences of
carvings
God Anubis: God of Death
Yin Yang Symbol
Teachings of Lao-Tzu- Religion
&Philosophy
Terra Cotta Warriors
From Shi-Huang DiTomb discovered in
1970sHollow Ceramic
Painted
Buddha
BuddhismBuddha seated on lotus
throneArrived after collapse of
Han Dynasty
Earthenware Jars
Coarse Grey Earthenware used
during Shang Dynasty (1766-1122
BCE)
Porcelain
Pottery (Porcelain)Geometric DesignsImproved version of
earthenware used duringShang Dynasty
Ancient Egypt Both Ancient China
Influence Conflict, power of kings, trade, victories in war, death/afterlife, rituals, wealth, & military &pol. pressure
Time PeriodReligion
Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, Nature (Birds, landscapes, weather, etc.) supernatural beliefs, philosophy
Medium Papyrus Plants, (stiffened) linen, paint
Stone, clay, earthware, and metal (gold & bronze)
Terra-Cotta, laquerware, ivory, monochrome glazes, wood
Technique Potter wheels, throwing, hand building, angle of vision, symbolism
AbstractCarving
Glaze, simplicity, brush (Chinese characters)
Uses Ceremonies, afterlife, Fuereary customs
Potter (Pots, storage jars, etc.)Rituals
Outline major momentsWine bucket, mirror, pendants
Form Masks, hieroglyphics, monuments
Pottery, statues, sculpture, paintings
Symbol (Yin-Yang)Calligraphy, drawings
Sources
http://academic. Brooklyn.cuny…. www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/arthistory/
china/htm http://www.alamo.edu.... History of Art: A Survey of the Major Visual Arts from
the dawn of History to the Present Day- Second Edition by H.W. Janson
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/artisans/pottery.html
http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/current/ancientchina.asp
Sources
http://www.orientaloutpost.com/ancient_chinese_proverbs_and_philosophy_phrases.php
http://www.ancientegyptianfacts.com/ancient-egyptian-pottery.html