Style: This piece is a carved, incised stone. The figure is stylized, meaning not realistic, but based off reality. Art begins to communicate individuality. Contextual Analysis: This piece communicates individuality and originality. It was made to mark an individual of some importance and signify one individual as opposed to a group of humans. (http://www.cram.com/user/jsalka) Jade cong, Liangzhu, China, 3,300-2,200 Content: BCE, carved jade. This piece is made out of the precious stone jade, which is very plentiful in China. All of the jade congs found have a cylindrical inner part surrounded by a box like outer form with a carved circle at the top. There is a pretty high level of decoration, all incised carvings. The function of these pieces is unknown. The main decorations found on congs are beast-man faces, perhaps referring to spirits. Style: All the decorations on the congs are incised, or slightly carved. The lines are very precise, making for a precise shape. Contextual Analysis: It is unknown what jade congs specific function were, but it is possible they were used as decoration, trade items, or simply gifts for those of significance in early societies. (http://www.cram.com/user/jsalka) Content: Stonehenge is made with slightly carved, Stonehenge. Wiltshire, UK. Neolithic Europe. stacked pillars. The stones are c. 2500-1600 B.C.E. sandstone arranged in a structure that lines up with the sun and astronomical cycles. The coherence with the sun marked season and served as an ancient calendar. Style: The symmetry of the structure creates a unity of the stones. The precision of the
Style: This piece is a carved, incised stone. The figure is stylized, meaning not realistic, but based off reality. Art begins to communicate individuality. Contextual Analysis: This piece communicates individuality and originality. It was made to mark an individual of some importance and signify one individual as opposed to a group of humans. (http://www.cram.com/user/jsalka) Jade cong, Liangzhu, China, 3,300-2,200 BCE, carved jade. Content: This piece is made out of the precious stone jade, which is very plentiful in China. All of the jade congs found have a cylindrical inner part surrounded by a box like outer form with a carved circle at the top. There is a pretty high level of decoration, all incised carvings. The function of these pieces is unknown. The main decorations found on congs are beast-man faces, perhaps referring to spirits. Style: All the decorations on the congs are incised, or slightly carved. The lines are very precise, making for a precise shape. Contextual Analysis: It is unknown what jade congs specific function were, but it is possible they were used as decoration, trade items, or simply gifts for those of significance in early societies. (http://www.cram.com/user/jsalka) Stonehenge. Wiltshire, UK. Neolithic Europe. c. 2500-1600 B.C.E. sandstone Content: Stonehenge is made with slightly carved, stacked pillars. The stones are arranged in a structure that lines up with the sun and astronomical cycles. The coherence with the sun marked season and served as an ancient calendar. Style: The symmetry of the structure creates a unity of the stones. The precision of the
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