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Confronted animals, including a Middle Kingdom example at Meir with a man standing on long-necked monsters

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Description: Confronted animals, including a Middle Kingdom example at Meir with a man standing...
TitleConfronted animals, including a Middle Kingdom example at Meir with a man standing on long-necked monsters
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
SubjectsArchaeological illustrationAnimal fighting in artEgypt--History--Middle Kingdom, ca. 2180-ca. 1551 B.C.
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Chapter 2: Predynastic Egypt, 4000–3200 B.C.
W. Stevenson Smith, William Kelly Simpson
Description: The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt
Art appears in the Nile Valley as early as the seventh millennium B.C. The earliest productions...
Author
W. Stevenson Smith, William Kelly Simpson
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© W. Stevenson Smith, 1958, 1965
Related print edition pages: pp.8-15
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-31547&redirecttoanchor=104729
Chapter subject tags:Prehistoric peoples--EgyptArt, PrehistoricArchitecture, PrehistoricPottery, Prehistoric

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Description: Statue of Osiris, detail of falcon head ornament
Statue of Osiris, detail of falcon head ornament
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date305 BC–30 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood with ground layer, pigment, gilding, and textile
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/160171
Accession number2002.542
Statue of Osiris, detail of falcon head...
Statue of Osiris, detail of the falcon head ornament at Osiris's right shoulder
Description: Chichén Itza, north colonnade, reconstruction view of dais and Chacool, c....
Chichén Itza, north colonnade, reconstruction view of dais and Chacool, c. 1200
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Chichén Itza, north colonnade,...
Chichén Itza, north colonnade, reconstruction view of dais and Chacool, c. 1200
Description: Atetelco, near Teotihuacán, dwelling group, c. 500, elevation
Atetelco, near Teotihuacán, dwelling group, c. 500, elevation
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Atetelco, near Teotihuacán,...
Atetelco, near Teotihuacán, dwelling group, c. 500, elevation
Description: San Andrés, Tierradentro province, Colombia, Tomb 8, after 800(?), perspective...
San Andrés, Tierradentro province, Colombia, Tomb 8, after 800(?), perspective view, sections, and plan
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
San Andrés, Tierradentro...
San Andrés, Tierradentro province, Colombia, Tomb 8, after 800(?), perspective view, sections, and plan
Description: Reconstructed view of Pyramid E-VII-Sub at Uaxactún (c. 200 BC)
Reconstructed view of Pyramid E-VII-Sub at Uaxactún (c. 200 BC)
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
Reconstructed view of Pyramid E-VII-Sub...
Reconstructed view of Pyramid E-VII-Sub at Uaxactún (c. 200 BC)
Description: Statue of Osiris, detail showing huntite (white pigment)
Statue of Osiris, detail showing huntite (white pigment)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date305 BC–30 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood with ground layer, pigment, gilding, and textile
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/160171?search_no=1&index=0
Accession number2002.542
Statue of Osiris, detail showing huntite...
Statue of Osiris, detail showing huntite
Description: Statue of Osiris, detail of statue's left side
Statue of Osiris, detail of statue's left side
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date305 BC–30 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood with ground layer, pigment, gilding, and textile
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/160171
Accession number2002.542
Statue of Osiris, detail of statue's...
Statue of Osiris, detail of statue's left side
Description: Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nameGiotto
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1317–1318
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationChurch of Santa Croce (Bardi Chapel), Florence
Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire
Description: Statue of Osiris, showing previously repaired join of foot to base
Statue of Osiris, showing previously repaired join of foot to base
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date305 BC–30 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood with ground layer, pigment, gilding, and textile
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/160171
Accession number2002.542
Statue of Osiris, showing previously...
Statue of Osiris, detail of the previously repaired join of the foot to the base
Description: Statue of Osiris, detail of back
Statue of Osiris, detail of back
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date305 BC–30 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood with ground layer, pigment, gilding, and textile
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/160171
Accession number2002.542
Statue of Osiris, detail of back
Statue of Osiris, detail of back
Description: The first archaeological drawings of the Aztec colossal Coatlicue
The first archaeological drawings of the Aztec colossal Coatlicue
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1792
Object typeIllustration
The first archaeological drawings of the...
The first archaeological drawings of the Aztec colossal Coatlicue
Description: St. Francis of Assisi before the Sultan of Egypt, from Altarpiece of the Lives of...
St. Francis of Assisi before the Sultan of Egypt, from Altarpiece of the Lives of the Virgin and Saint Francis
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nameFrancés, Nicolás
Creator nationality/cultureSpanish
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1445–1460
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil and tempera
LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/altarpiece-of-the-lives-of-the-virgin-and-saint/84f4be5c-201b-49dc-a5ac-dbbf598aa96e
Accession numberP002545
St. Francis of Assisi before the Sultan...
St. Francis of Assisi before the sultan of Egypt. Altarpiece panel
Description: Statue of Osiris
Statue of Osiris
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date305 BC–30 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood with ground layer, pigment, gilding, and textile
Dimensionsh. 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/160171
Accession number2002.542
Statue of Osiris
Statue of Osiris
Description: Statue of Osiris, detail of the central portion of the chest and FTIR analysis
Statue of Osiris, detail of the central portion of the chest and FTIR analysis
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date305 BC–30 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood with ground layer, pigment, gilding, and textile
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/160171
Accession number2002.542
Statue of Osiris, detail of the central...
Statue of Osiris, detail of the central portion of the chest and FTIR analysis
Description: The Palace of the Governor (Mexico, Uxmal, Yucatán, c. 950)
The Palace of the Governor (Mexico, Uxmal, Yucatán, c. 950)
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nameCatherwood, Frederick
Creator nationality/cultureBritish
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
The Palace of the Governor (Mexico,...
The Palace of the Governor (Mexico, Uxmal, Yucatán, c. 950)
Description: Encirclement of the sultan of Egypt by crusaders and Christians of Nubia. Marino...
Encirclement of the sultan of Egypt by crusaders and Christians of Nubia. Marino Sanudo, "Liber secretorum fidelium crucis," fol. 14r (bottom of page)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1321
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsParchment
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
Accession numberMS. Vat. lat. 2972
Encirclement of the sultan of Egypt by...
Encirclement of the sultan of Egypt by crusaders and Christians of Nubia. Marino Sanudo, "Liber secretorum fidelium crucis," fol. 14r (bottom of page)
Description: Fight between dog and cat, with onlookers, side of statue base from Athens
Fight between dog and cat, with onlookers, side of statue base from Athens
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 500–470 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Fight between dog and cat, with...
Fight between dog and cat, with onlookers, side of statue base from Athens
Description: The first archaeological drawings of the Aztec "Calendar Stone
The first archaeological drawings of the Aztec "Calendar Stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1792
Object typeIllustration
The first archaeological drawings of the...
The first archaeological drawings of the Aztec "Calendar Stone
Description: Base of a colossus of Ramses II: list of the conquered southern peoples (detail)
Base of a colossus of Ramses II: list of the conquered southern peoples (detail)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1301–1235 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
LocationTemple, Luxor, Egypt
Base of a colossus of Ramses II: list of...
Base of a colossus of Ramses II: list of the conquered southern peoples (detail)
Description: Statue of Osiris, detail of the join of the foot to the base after repair
Statue of Osiris, detail of the join of the foot to the base after repair
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nationality/culturePtolemaic
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date305 BC–30 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood with ground layer, pigment, gilding, and textile
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/160171
Accession number2002.542
Statue of Osiris, detail of the join of...
Statue of Osiris, detail of the join of the foot to the base after repair
Description: Residence, basilica, floor mosaic panel
Residence, basilica, floor mosaic panel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 118–135
Object typeMosaic
LocationMusei Vaticani, Vatican City
Residence, basilica, floor mosaic panel
Residence, basilica, floor mosaic panel
Description: Bonaparte, Commander in Chief of the Army of Egypt
Bonaparte, Commander in Chief of the Army of Egypt
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 24
Creator nameRaffet, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1835
Object typePrint
MaterialsLithograph
LocationFitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17773
Accession numberP.210-1991
Bonaparte, Commander in Chief of the...
Bonaparte, Commander in Chief of the Army of Egypt
Description: Inca gateway and Valley of Ollantaytambo (Peru, c. 1450)
Inca gateway and Valley of Ollantaytambo (Peru, c. 1450)
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
Inca gateway and Valley of Ollantaytambo...
Inca gateway and Valley of Ollantaytambo (Peru, c. 1450)
Description: Tutankhamen's painted box, detail
Tutankhamen's painted box, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1342–1333 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsPainted wood
LocationEgyptian Museum, Cairo
Tutankhamen's painted box, detail
Pharaoh slaying blacks, detail of Tutankhamen's painted box
Description: Egyptian military expedition returning to Egypt from the Upper Nile, detail:...
Egyptian military expedition returning to Egypt from the Upper Nile, detail: drummers
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1504–1450 B.C.
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic
LocationTemple of Monthu, Armant, Egypt
Egyptian military expedition returning...
Egyptian military expedition returning to Egypt from the Upper Nile, detail: drummers

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