... Africa between the Niger and the Benve Rivers. The Nok culture was the first to discover iron, by smelting rocks. Scientists have also found many sculptures from the Nok culture most of which are of heads. It is not known what the function of these works is, but it is believed ... sign of elegance and sophistication. The arts of the Yoruba are almost entirely sculptured around their gods and ancestors. Most of the arts of Yoruba are sculptures made of wood and brass with a few made of terracotta. Some of their other arts include pottery, weaving, and bead working. The Yoruba were ... t...

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... with a camera? In a nineteenth-century painting, Interior with Portraits, by the American artist Thomas LeClear, two children stand painfully still while a photographer prepares to take their picture. The paintings and sculptures that fill the studio have been shoved aside to make way for a new kind of art-the photograph. As the photographer adjusts the lens of his camera, we see his ... in top register of the Bull lyre of 2685 BCE. The athlete statue is not a realistic representation of a human figure. Due to distortions and sharp angles, the figure is fairly abstract. The emphasis, cl...

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... of the ancient Egyptians was rather complex. Creation was believed to have been made out of darkness and chaos. With the physical creation of earth, mankind, and gods came the abstract concepts of law, religion, ethics, and kingship. Those were to last for eternity, which solidifies the notion that ancient Egyptians were very conservative. They believed there was no change; the ... laden with numerous designs to grace the crowns, armlets, and collars worn by the royal princesses (David 20). Once again, the pharaoh was supreme, and this is reflected in the sculptures of them, as there is...

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