Research about selected ancient civilization art.

Identify five (5) art contributions of these

Amulet Sculpture Painting Sculpture Enamels

A person wears a Very few sculptures There are currently Chinese ritual The Meiji era saw
small charm known are left today; they only a few pockets bronzes have been the technical apex
as an amulet to were usually made of Roman painting around for over a of Japanese
provide magical of stone or wood. that have survived, thousand years, cloisonné enamel,
protection or to Even though the with many types dating back to the resulting in
represent certain statues were of either not having Shang and Western products that were
qualities (for gods, most of the survived at all or Zhou dynasties more advanced
example, a lion Greek sculpture having survived around 1500 BC, than anything
amulet might was of the only from the very and they continue before it. The
convey strength, or freestanding human end of the period. to have an impact "Golden Age" of
a set-square amulet form, with many of The most well- on Chinese art Japanese enamels
might convey the figures exposed. known and today. In contrast occurred between
rectitude). As early The Greeks thought significant pockets to the massive 1890 and 1910.
as the Badarian era, the naked human are wall paintings figures discovered Artists
amulets were made body was beautiful. from Pompeii, recently at experimented with
for both the living Herculaneum, and Sanxingdui, they the firing process
and the dead. other nearby sites, lack the human and paste to
Certain amulets which depict how figure despite being produce ever-larger
were placed in wealthy seaside cast with intricate blocks of enamel
specific locations resort residents patterns and with fewer cloisons
within the mummy decorated their zoomorphic (enclosing metal
wrappings. walls in the century decoration. All strips). As a result,
Mount Vesuvius' monumental enamels evolved
fatal eruption in 79 portrait sculpture is into a more
AD. also rooted in pictorial medium
Buddhism; unlike in with designs that
other parts of imitated or were
medieval China, inspired by old-style
even painted paintings.
images of the
emperor were
considered private.
Jewelry Pottery Landscape / Vistas Ink Wash Painting Lacquerware

From the earliest Pottery was most Roman painting Uses various Maki-e was the
Predynastic times, likely the most distinguished itself concentrations of most popular
the ancient practical form of art from Greek art by black ink, similar to method for
Egyptians displayed at the time. Small developing that used in Asian producing high-
a love of ornament terra cotta figurines landscapes and by calligraphy, in a quality lacquerware
and personal were given as gifts incorporating style of Chinese ink at the time
decoration. Bead to gods and perspective brush painting. It (decorating the
strings made of goddesses, interred techniques, even came into existence lacquer with gold or
glazed steatite, with the dead, and though true during the Tang silver dust). Shibata
shell, and ivory used as toys by mathematical dynasty in China Zeshin was a well-
were frequently children. They also perspective did not (618–907) and known lacquerer
found in Badarian made almost emerge until 1,500 replaced earlier who worked from
burials. Jewelry everything out of years later. more realistic the Bakumatsu to
made of gold, silver, clay, including pots, Although the methods. It is the Meiji eras.
copper, and faience jars, and vases. application of usually During this period,
is also known from These, like the surface textures, monochromatic, the popularity of
the early time's statues, were shading, and using only different lacquerware known
Predynastic period; painted with coloration is good, shades of black, and as Shibayama and
more diverse religious or the rendering of places a strong Somada, which was
materials were mythological scenes scale and spatial emphasis on inlaid with gold,
introduced in the that progressed and depth is still virtuoso brushwork silver, shellfish,
centuries preceding became more inaccurate. Some and communicating ivory, and vibrant
the 1st Dynasty. realistic over time. landscapes were the "spirit" or metal and glass,
purely natural "essence" of a peaked. Japanese
scenes, such as subject rather than lacquer was
gardens with doing a direct technically superior
flowers and trees, imitation. From the to lacquer produced
and there were also Song dynasty (960– elsewhere in the
architectural vistas 1279) onward, ink- world.
that showed urban wash painting
structures. flourished in China.

Sculpture Coin Design Portraits Calligraphy Sculpture

Although Coin design today In ancient Greece Painting and Started with the
monumental still adheres to and Rome, wall calligraphy were clay sculpture. As
sculpture from ancient Greek painting was not the most highly the lengthy
ancient Egypt's patterns. The considered high art. valued arts in court Neolithic Jōmon
temples and tombs Greeks did not Aside from circles in ancient period came to an
is well known, there regard coin design sculpture, the most China, and they end, some pottery
are far more as a major art form, prestigious form of were almost vessels were
examples of finer, though some were art was panel entirely produced "flame-rimmed"
more delicate small expensively painting, or by amateurs, with ostentatious
works. The designed by leading tempera or aristocrats, and rim extensions that
Egyptians used sunk goldsmiths, encaustic paintings scholar-officials could only be
relief, which looks particularly outside on wooden panels. who had the leisure described as
best when the sun of Greece, in Due to the to perfect the sculptural, and
shines because the Central Asian perishable nature technique and highly stylized
shadows highlight kingdoms and of wood, only a sensibility required pottery dogū
the forms and Sicilian cities eager small number of for great figures were
outlines. to promote these paintings brushwork. created, many of
themselves. have survived, Calligraphy was which had the
Nonetheless, the including the thought to be the distinctive "snow-
durability and Severan Tondo highest and purest goggle" eyes.
abundance of coins from 200 AD. The form of painting. Haniwa terracotta
have made them famous Fayum Original writings by figures of people
one of the most mummy portraits, a famous and animals in a
important sources common official calligraphers have simple style were
of information portrait from a been highly valued erected outside
about Greek provincial throughout Chinese significant tombs
aesthetics. government office, history and are during the Kofun
and the year 200 mounted on scrolls period, which lasted
AD are all Roman and hung on walls from the third to
Egyptian works that in the same way the sixth century
were almost that paintings are. CE.
certainly not of the
highest quality at
the time.

Stele Engraved Gems Metalwork Ceramics Metalwork

A stele is an upright Later collectors of Because they ate Chinese ceramic Once Buddhism was
tablet made of the engraved gem, with silverware, ware has evolved replaced as the
stone or wood with which was a costly drank from the continuously since official religion,
text and images and highly regarded glass, and had the pre-dynastic there were fewer
painted or carved luxury art, included ornate cast fittings periods and is one opportunities for
on it, often with a Pompey and Julius on their furniture, of the most metalworkers
curved top. Many Caesar. The method jewelry, and important forms of because of the
examples were has a long history in miniatures, wealthy Chinese art. connection
created throughout the Near East, and people's homes Ceramic raw between metalwork
Egyptian history for cylinder seals, from were made of materials are and Buddhist
a variety of which the flat ring metalwork. We abundant in China. practice, such as
purposes, including type evolved, were now have a much The first types of the use of bronze
funerary, votive, introduced to the better ceramics were for temple bells and
and Minoan world, understanding of made during the incense cauldrons.
commemorative. which included the Roman silver Paleolithic era, and Japanese
parts of Greece and plate thanks to the later periods ranged metalworkers can
Cyprus, and have a discovery of several from construction create metallic
design that only significant hoards in materials such as finishes in a variety
appears when the last 200 years, bricks and tiles to of colors thanks to
rolled over damp mostly from the hand-built pottery their knowledge of
clay. The Minoan more violent edges vessels fired in the past
influence on of the late empire. bonfires or kilns, to development of
mainland Helladic the sophisticated samurai weapons.
 culture resulted in Chinese porcelain They developed
the birth of the wares made for the specialized alloys
Greek tradition, imperial court. like shakudō and
which reached its shibuichi by mixing
pinnacle of and refining copper,
sophistication and silver, and gold in
nuance during the various ratios.
Hellenistic era.

Pyramidia Mosaic Architecture Bronze Casting Ukiyo-e

A pyramidion is the Mosaics were The greatest The Shang bronze Is a form of
capstone of a originally made advances in Roman castings are Japanese art that
pyramid. In ancient with rounded art were made in renowned for their was extremely
Egyptian, it was pebbles, but glass the field of fine detail. Shang popular between
known as bennet tesserae, which architecture. As a bronzesmiths the 17th and 19th
and connected the provided a flat result of the Roman typically made centuries. Its artists
entire pyramid to surface and more Empire's vast size ritual vessels in created woodblock
the holy Benben color, eventually and abundance of foundries outside of prints and paintings
stone. During the replaced those urbanized areas, cities, but they also of erotic subjects,
Middle Kingdom, materials. After Roman engineers made weapons and female beauties,
pyramidia were being used as floor developed chariot fittings on kabuki actors, sumo
frequently decor for palaces, techniques for occasion. The wrestlers, historical
engraved with royal they were widely large-scale city bronze vessels and folkloric scenes,
titles and religious used as interior construction, served or stored travel scenes, and
symbols; they may decorations for including the use of various solids and landscapes. Pictures
have been covered private homes concrete. Massive liquids consumed of the floating
in gold leaf to during the structures such as during sacred world are referred
reflect the sun's Hellenistic era. The the Colosseum and rituals. Although to as ukiyo-e.
rays. decoration Pantheon could some forms, such
surrounding an never have been as the Ku and Jue,
emblem picture in constructed with can be very
the center of a earlier materials graceful, the most
panel was and techniques. powerful
frequently much components of the
more intricately ding are said to
crafted than the have an "air of
picture itself. ferocious majesty."