Giza Necropolis

triangular shape because of the eyebrows expression. Its cheeks are deeply set in contrast with the protruding muzzle and nose. This feature is emphasized and focused more than all other lion sculptures of greek. Mouth is slightly open which shows both upper and lower teeth, each and every teeth are well carved. It was mentioned that the sculptors used tooth chisel on the lion’s entire body to depict the hide of the beast. There is also an error of this sculpture “The restoration of the muzzle and

Picard's are very complex they are used for the Pharaohs when they die and go to the next world. The Pharos want to still live a rich life so they put their treasure with them. A long time ago Pharaohs were buried in a Mastaba. They were made of mud brick like other houses. But by the time Pharaoh Zoser ruled Egypt has become a powerful and rich country. And the People by back with arrows need bigger and better tomb. The top adviser would be in charge of making the tomb and he was the one to start

are seven wonders of the ancient world. The list was made by Antipater of Sidon. The list was made because of many reasons. Size, how it was made or the beauty of it. The only wonder of the ancient world that is still standing is the Pyramids of Giza which are located in Egypt near Cairo. The Pyramids were built by slaves and are 481 feet tall. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was 43 feet high, made out of gold, ivory, gems and was a wooden frame. There was also images of animals carved into

Stonehenge was built about 5,000 years ago and was built in several stages. Stonehenge was one of the world's most famous monuments. Sometimes you can be able to walk up to most of the stones. Many archaeologist puzzled many mysteries about stonehenge it took the workers about 1,500 years to build it.The biggest of Stonehenge's stones, known as sarsens, are up to 30 feet 9 meters tall and weigh about 25 tons. A lot of people think that stonehenge is the most mysterious place on the earth. Stonehenge

Pyramids Khufu's Great Pyramid A pyramid is a structure with four triangular sides that meet at a point or another. Pharaoh's tombs were in pyramids ,but later Egyptians stop doing that due to the attention to the tombs inside. Grave robbers broke into tomb to steal treasures inside of the tombs. There were soon mazes in the pyramids to confuse the grave robbers. Tombs were to be palaces of pharaoh's in the afterlife (Egyptians Believed). The art curved in the walls into the walls meant to see

Prologue and chapter 1: Gods of Olympus? High up in the heavens stood a gigantic landmass of unknown length and wight. The enormous land seem to have been magical created by a ' supreme being' as the land was divided into a three parts. The first part being , a city that was far bigger than any mortal cities, even in modern times. The city seem to have gone through ten of thousands of years as a ancient aura radiates from it. In the middle of the city, stood a statue of unknown origins. The

Eliza Au creates abstract works of art which are contrary to what is usually perceived as abstract art. Her work is organized and symmetrical, while most abstract seems like a mess. Ceramics is her material of choice as she did obtain a degree from New York State College of Ceramic at Alfred university. Recently her work has been displayed at the Old Main art gallery at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. There, about twenty or so pieces are displayed on the walls and ground. Each

The beautiful Pyramid of Giza, An exquisite landmark of Egypt admirable to the Egyptians and to people all over the world. Most importantly to archeologist we find things like this precious and solemn, learning about history especially ancient Egypt, which makes it even better. Which makes this pyramid so special are its reason for existence and the main reason it was created. This pyramid was created for fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu. It was built as a tomb over a 20-year period around 2560

1. The Christ as the Good Shepherd mosaic located on the entrance wall of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy was made circa 425 AD. A mausoleum is a monumental tomb, usually meant for entombing the dead above ground. The mosaic is displayed in a lunette-a semi-circular wall of a vaulted room. Even though the image of Christ as the Good Shepherd was a common one in catacombs in previous centuries, the way that Christ was shown in art had changed since Christianity had been adopted as

The Sphinx Φιξ The Sphinx is a mythical creature derived from Greek and Egyptian Mythology. “Sphinx” is said to mean “to squeeze”. This creature is described to have had the human head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of an eagle, and the tail of a serpent. While many consider this creature to be mystical and wondrous, I beg to differ. While beautiful on the outside, I believe the Sphinx was a monstrous, evil creature. The Sphinx was a creature praised by the Ancient Egyptians, and