Colossal Statue Of King Tutankhamen And The Lamassu

When looking at the Sculpture of Menkaure and a Queen as well as Augustus of Primaporta, one can see some strong similarities as well as some vast differences in the way the Egyptians and Ancient Romans portrayed the desired qualities of their rulers. Some of the similarities include more detailed sculpture. You can see some fine details in the Sculpture of Menkaure and a Queen, but the Romans took this detailing to the next level. Both cultures also used symbolism. The usage of symbolism differed a lot, but it is seen in both cultures. I can also see that both cultures had a tendency to idealize what they wanted to see in their ruler. Both cultures focused on a broad-shoulder, strong, youthful leader. However, there are certainly more differences than there are similarities between the two cultures.

Ancient Egyptian art and Ancient Near Eastern art share the distinguishing characteristic of hierarchy position with the rulers presenting how significant they are in the art. The most similar pieces of art that best showcase this is the Near Eastern piece Stele of Naram-Sin and the Ancient Egyptian piece Palette of Narmer. Both pieces have Naram-Sin and Narmer significantly big on the hierarchy scale to show how important they are in the art piece compared to the other individual figures.

Each artist was influenced by the culture and location in which they created the artwork. For example, Nefertiti was the queen of Egypt with Akhenaton her husband. The style of this sculpture is Egyptian because of its location. Because Neffertiti was queen, the culture changed how the artist portrayed her. In fact, Fred Kleiner a well-known author of multiple art history articles and books says that “The sculptor seems to have adjusted the likeness of his subject to meet the era’s standard of spiritual beauty” (76). She likely would have taken offence if the artist did not change her appearance biased on the cultures ideal. This artwork was commissioned, which also played a role in the influence of this piece. Not to mention that the king commissioned this piece, and obviously no one wants to get on his bad side.

In spite of the fact that the decorations are not exactly the same. For instance, Egyptians and Mesopotamians had statuettes of lords, workers, and divine beings, furthermore had compositions, puppets, and pictorial reliefs.

What makes the sculpture different from others of this time period are two things; the subject matter, in that it depicts no god, nor Pharaoh only a mortal human writing in a mostly illiterate society. Secondly it demonstrates age shown in sagging muscles and rotund belly. Due to this relaxed style we can gather that the subject is not a Pharaoh as it was dishonourable to insinuate that they aged as they were supposed to be gods on earth.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, or so the saying goes. What this classic idiom portrays is the idea that value is something entirely subjective, what is useless to one person is highly valued by another. Furthermore, the use of the word “treasure” implies a value so great it is almost incomprehensible; a treasure is something so valuable and important that it is cherished and held dear. The difference between something of value and something that is a treasure is generally an emotional attachment or reaction to the treasure.

The Lamassu of Sargon and the Great Sphinx of Gizeh were greatly revered in their cultures as each were viewed as both a religious figure and as a representation of ideals within their cultures. Similarities between the two sculptures vary. Both were mythical creatures that were hybrids of human faces mixed with various animal bodies. Both sculptures were believed to be powerful protectors of royalty both physically and spiritually. The lamassu were placed near entrances of palaces or king’s quarters, and the sphinx at the base of the Great Pyramid (a pharaoh’s palace in the afterlife) as well as various temples within Egypt.

The natures and composition of the statues can explain for their differences in size and function. The artist of the Horus statue carved it to be realistic and natural looking, unlike the lamassu. The work was carefully carved from the material greywacke, which is hard and dark sandstone. The statue was carved out of the stone without backing like most early art. One is able to view all sides of the falcon by walking around the piece. The lamassu figure was carved from the material alabaster and was made to be unnatural with five

The Colossal Statue of King Tuthankhamun and the Lamassu are amazing works of art. Of the eight works assigned, these two particularly caught my eye. The two pieces, though very different, have many similarities. In this paper, I will discuss these similarities and differences of style in terms of their overall shape, proportions, and individual parts.

He was called ‘Tutankhamun’ (meaning “Living image of the Aten”). He then changed his name to ‘Tutankhamun Heqaiunushema’ ("Living Image of Amun, ruler of Heliopolis of Upper Egypt"). His name was written as "Amen-tut-ankh" because of the tradition of honorific transposition (where the name of a god is written first out of respect).

In the late 19th century, the Seated Statue of Ramesses II was uncovered in the Temple of Harsaphes, Heracleopolis, by Sir William Flinders Petrie (Horne 1985, 22). Currently, it rests in the Mummies Gallery in the Egyptian section of the Penn Museum. The king sits heroically with his hands resting on his lap and wears the nemes headdress on his head. Made of quartzite sandstone, the statue sits at an impressive height of 226 cm, with a width of 74 cm and length of 149 cm. On his arms, there are faint traces of red and the nemes headdress has touches of blue and yellow. When it was originally crafted, the statue’s colors would have been more prominent than they currently are; there also would have been a false beard inset that has been lost to history.

While examining these two statues I observed very few similarities which in this case is possible being that the two are from different a time and period. Both works of art were created out of limestone and carved with exquisite detail. They both were four-dimensional which rarely existed in the artwork of the early periods. They both also seemed to serve a high purpose, which I believe to be religious.

This research is on the Ancient Egyptian Culture. Ancient Egypt was located in Northeastern Africa along the Nile River. Egypt was divided into Upper and Lower Egypt from 5000 to 2950 BC; the unification of Egypt was around 3000 BC. Ancient Egypt was around until about 50 BC. The Egyptians are known for many accomplishments; they include: their complex irrigation system, hieroglyphics, and the practice of medicine, the calendar, their art, and the construction of the pyramids. The pyramids were built as monuments to honor the dead. There are many mysteries concerning the construction of the pyramids. This research will be directed towards the Great Pyramids at Giza. The pyramids are a very interesting subject matter because they are gigantic structures that were constructed by only the minds of early architects and the hands of many workers. This research will cover the ideas of how these Great Pyramids were constructed.

Over the years of art history, there are many great empires that we think of and two of those were ancient Greek and Egyptian. When talking about Greek and Egyptian art history, it is the sculptures that come to mind when you are comparing and contrasting artworks. Egyptian art and Greek art both had mesmerizing sculptures but Egyptian art was more oriented towards religion and Greek art was more focused on philosophy. The Egyptian statue of the Menkaure and a Queen was similar to the Greek statue of Metropolitan Kouros in their posture but both of these statues also had many differences. Menkaure and a queen statue was created from an unusual stone and the statue was discovered in Menkaure’s valley temple. The sculpture has a hard texture and because of the time-consuming task of polishing this sculpture was never completely polished. So, the sculpture is greywacke and has traces of red paint on king’s face, ears and neck because male figures were traditionally painted red and there are traces of black in queen’s hair. The sculpture itself is 54 ½ inches in height and is displayed in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Metropolitan Kouros was created from marble which seems like it has a rough and hard texture. The statue is 6 feet in height and is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

The discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun has answered many questions and solved many mysteries about the life of people in Ancient Egypt. However, the life and death of the boy king is still a mystery itself. For example, one continual argument and mystery is how King Tut died. Although there are many opposing theories, King Tutankhamen died because he was already weak from genetic diseases, then broke his leg, which got infected and caused King Tut to die.