...Ancient Art Unit 2 IP 2 HUMA205-1202B Nicole Woodford 05/06/2012 Submitted Date September 16, 2012 Abstract When looking at the artwork of this time I was drawn in by burial works of art. Thing like chariots, shields, and in Egypt they would bury the pets of their leader. It showed how one culture can pick up the ways of other cultures. Ancient Art There was two pieces that stood out to me the most. The first one was a bronze chariot inlaid with ivory and the other one was a bronze shield boss. I could see from looking at the Etruscans works of art that they loved to use bronze. This was something that showed how they person they buried was in the social standing of their culture. The first piece a bronze chariot inlaid with ivory is a three-dimensional work. The materials that were used to make this work are bronze, ivory, iron, wood, leather, and animal parts. The texture is smooth, with much defined lines in the chariot. The originally structure was wooden with the bronze placed on top along with everything else. The bronze was shine copper color but over time it has changed to a green and brown color. The work of art does have a subject matter. It is showing someone of power because it was a show chariot that was used important days. It is a representational work. The next piece of art work I picked was the bronze shield boss which is a two-dimensional. The materials that were used to create this are bronze. The texture looks to be rough, with dots on a...
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