Of the Ancient Near East stylistic period in the museum, I chose the Lamassu, a human-headed, winged bull and lion. There are a few differences of what can be clearly seen in the image of the Lamassu on the museum’s website and the actual sculpture on display. The greatest differences are those of the human-headed winged bull because the website only offers a picture of the human-headed winged lion. The image of the lion shows that it has a human ear, but when I looked at the bull in the museum, I noticed that it had ears of a bull. It was rather clear that the toenails of the lion and bull were small when exami

The Magical Stela is one of 4th century Egyptian Art’s fine works. Its sculptor most likely carved this stela from stone because of its durability. This durability was necessary since people used to pour water over it seeking cures for various illnesses. The hieroglyphs carved into the stela are magic spells. Hierarchy of scale was used in this work. Horus, larger than anything else, is depicted in the center of the relief. This shows that he is the most of important aspect of the relief. Horus and the other deities are depicted as soft and round. This was a typical characteristic of the way the human figure was depicted in this period. Horus holds the scorpions, snakes, lion, and antelope in his hands to show his power. Many aspects of the Egyptian culture were followed when the sculptor made the Magical Stela.

From the Islamic Art section of the museum, I picked a work of art just known as the Figure. Actually seeing this work of art in the museum allowed me to really see the details as opposed to looking at its computer image. An important thing that I could not see from looking at this work’s picture that I could see when looking at the Figure in the museum was its flat back. The statue’s back is completely flat; it does not have any details at all. The statues lips are very hard to see from the image, but when I saw them in the museum I was able to examine them much more closely. They were very small to begin with, but since they were chipped and scratched, they are even smaller. The eyes are another part of the work that is difficult to see from the image. As I looked at this statue in the museum, I noticed that the eyes were just scratched in. They are very abstract. I did not notice to what extent the statue’s hair lacked detail until I saw it in the museum. It was also difficult to get a sense of how small the statue’s feet were until I saw them in the museum. It is very difficult to judge depth from the image alone. From looking at the image, the blue coloring is easy to see, but the red color is not. This, along with many other things can be seen much clearer when actually seeing the statue. It is for these examples that this work needs to actually be looked at, to give oneself a true knowledge of what this work really looks like. The details of the Figure’s clothing are very difficult to examine from its computer image alone.

Circle of Alexander is from late 13th, early 14th century England. This statue was sculpted from limestone. A major concept the sculptor used in making this statue was the drapery style for the clothing. What is underneath the clothing cannot be seen at all. Not even the breasts of Mary are evident because of the drapery style clothing the sculptor used. This sculpture also has a flat back. Again, the artist intended this statue to be displayed with its back against a wall. The base of the statue is a semi circle giving the artist difficulty in balancing the work. This work displays realism. The details of the faces and hands are very true. The artist sends a Christian message across with this statue. This statue shows a loving Mary with her child, Jesus. This work is one of many statues that are of the Virgin Mary in the museum’s Medieval section.

Of the Medieval Art stylistic period from the museum, I selected Circle of Alexander. The museum’s website lacked an image of this work, but if it had one, there are details from the sculpture that surely would not be noticeable. For instance, I do not think that I would be abl

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