I find the grave stele of youth and a little girl a beautiful peice. The detail incorperated in the stone to decribe the charesteristics of the young man were able to be very easily understood. The only paart that I would have liked to know more about was the little girl with the young man. Who was she?
Grave stele with a family group is fantastic. The amount of work done to create several statues that are still part of a background is remarkable Great piece. The missing person is a little strange though
I was surprised when I saw the Sphinx on the grave stele with the youth and little girl. I wasn't really familiar with the Greek Sphinx at all. After some research, I found that the Greek Sphinx was seen as being feminine and quite malevolent. The Egyptians, however, knew the Sphinx to be male and a benevolent creature. The transition of Gods/creatures into different societies is fascinating.
I thought the stele of the young girl was kind of haunting, but very beautiful. The fact that she is presented with doves gives the piece a sense of elegance and innocence. It is interesting to see the ways in which children's funerary art is done.
"The ancient Greek conception of the afterlife and the ceremonies associated with burial were already well established by the sixth century B.C. In the Odyssey, Homer describes the Underworld, deep beneath the earth, where Hades, the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, and his wife, " I found this to be most interesting, it was in the information on the page. But also I found the bowl attributed to persephone to be interesting. It was a painting of her return. It was very nicely painted. - Tia Kraus
I found the artistic value of the box depicting the judgement of Paris very appealing. It's less dramatic than most Greek painting that I've seen and feels almost comical while still keeping a strong sense of emotion with the characters. -Devon Naudé
The Funerary Plaque really caught my eye, it is absolutely beautiful! I love everything about it. Although I'm wondering why the deads feet had to be facing the door?
I found the funeral slabs to be interesting. A central picture to immortalize the person being buried, the picture would have to be of great importance to the person. Makes me wonder what I would have put on mine.
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I find the grave stele of youth and a little girl a beautiful peice. The detail incorperated in the stone to decribe the charesteristics of the young man were able to be very easily understood. The only paart that I would have liked to know more about was the little girl with the young man. Who was she?
Emily Peterson-Wood
Grave stele with a family group is fantastic. The amount of work done to create several statues that are still part of a background is remarkable Great piece. The missing person is a little strange though
Tazheem Rubio
I was surprised when I saw the Sphinx on the grave stele with the youth and little girl. I wasn't really familiar with the Greek Sphinx at all. After some research, I found that the Greek Sphinx was seen as being feminine and quite malevolent. The Egyptians, however, knew the Sphinx to be male and a benevolent creature. The transition of Gods/creatures into different societies is fascinating.
Deirdre Adams
I thought the stele of the young girl was kind of haunting, but very beautiful. The fact that she is presented with doves gives the piece a sense of elegance and innocence. It is interesting to see the ways in which children's funerary art is done.
Margaret Ransdell-Green
"The ancient Greek conception of the afterlife and the ceremonies associated with burial were already well established by the sixth century B.C. In the Odyssey, Homer describes the Underworld, deep beneath the earth, where Hades, the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, and his wife, " I found this to be most interesting, it was in the information on the page. But also I found the bowl attributed to persephone to be interesting. It was a painting of her return. It was very nicely painted.
- Tia Kraus
I found the artistic value of the box depicting the judgement of Paris very appealing. It's less dramatic than most Greek painting that I've seen and feels almost comical while still keeping a strong sense of emotion with the characters.
-Devon Naudé
The Funerary Plaque really caught my eye, it is absolutely beautiful! I love everything about it. Although I'm wondering why the deads feet had to be facing the door?
-Rachel Levy
The little girl caught my eye. Its interesting that children are depicted with pets in their grave stones. I wonder why that is.
-Casey S.
The art is absolutely gorgeous. I really liked looking at the different ways death, afterlife and mourning are depicted in each piece.
-Taylor E.
I found the funeral slabs to be interesting. A central picture to immortalize the person being buried, the picture would have to be of great importance to the person. Makes me wonder what I would have put on mine.
- Scott
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