VirginiaCalderonArtHistory

By MsDavisRoom

  • Hall Of The Bison 15,000–11,000 B.C.

    Hall Of The Bison 15,000–11,000 B.C.
    Location:Aaltamira cave, Spain
    Title:The Hall Of The Bison
    Medium:Lumps of clay and
    soft stone that were ground into powder.
    Artist:UNKNOWN
    Website:Environment - Hotel el Tejo de Comillas
    Reason For Choice: I chose this picture because It has numerous bulls in a three-dimensional form. They used blue and red colors to make this painting look three-dimensional. It's really pleasing to my eyes.
  • Period: to

    Ancient Art

  • Bison Licking its Back, Early Middle StoneAge.

    Bison Licking its Back, Early Middle StoneAge.
    Location: La Madeleine, Dordogne
    Title: Bison Licking its Back
    Medium:Bone
    Artist:Unknown
    Website:La Madeleine - a rock shelter in the Dordogne w
    Reason For Choice:This is a very intriguing carving that has detail by using lines. It's very creative.

  • Bull-Headed Lyre Soundbox 2685 B.C.

    Location:Ur, Iraq
    Title:Bull-Headed Lyre Soundbox
    Medium:Gold, lapis lazuli, shell on wooden
    reconstruction.
    Artist:Unknown
    Website:[Picture | The BAS Library](http//:members.bib-arch.org )
    Reason For Choice:The Bull-Headed lyre soundbox has very explicit detail and is made of gold. It keeps me looking at it longer, trying to capture every detail.

  • Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes

    Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes
    Location:Persepolis
    Title:Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes
    Medium:stone platform with magnificent
    rooms and wooden ceilings
    Artist;Unknown
    Website:Audience Hall
    Reason For Choice:Very impressed by how this palace was constructed. Shows alot of power of the king by the way this palace has designed it.

  • The Golden Throne of Tutankhamen 1361–52 B.C.

    The Golden Throne of Tutankhamen 1361–52 B.C.
    Location:Cairo, Egypt
    Title:The Golden Throne of Tutankhamen
    Medium:Wood
    overlaid with gold, silver,
    semiprecious stones, and
    glass paste
    Artist:UNKNOWN
    Website:Tutankhamun Golden Throne | Flickr - Photo S
    Reason For Choice: This golden chair has a story behind it, made for the new kingdom in egypt.

  • Hypostyle Hall 1279–1212 B.C.

    Hypostyle Hall 1279–1212 B.C.
    Location:Karnak, Egypt
    Title:Hypostyle Hall
    Medium:They believe its made of made of sand, mud, brick, or stone and the stones were towed up the ramps.
    Artist:UNKNOWN
    Website:File:File:Hypostyle hall, Karnak temple.jpg - Wikime
    Reason For Choice:These pillars have alot of quality and design. I can only imagine how big this temple of Amon was.

  • Queen Nefertiti 1360 B.C.

    Queen Nefertiti 1360 B.C.
    Location:Berlin, Germany
    Title:Queen Nefertiti
    Medium:Limestone
    Artist:UNKNOWN
    Website:[The Bust of Queen Nefertiti Posters from Zazzl](www.zazzle.com )
    Reason For Choice:This piece of work gives me an idea of what she looked in 1360 B.C. The way the colors are mixed and her face looks life-like.