· With the body of a lion and the head of a king or god, the Sphinx has come to symbolize strength and wisdom. · Medium=the materials used to made a work of art. The medium of the Pyramid of Cheops is limestone; Sphinx, sand. · The Sphinx has a riddle: In Greek mythology, the Sphinx sat outside of Thebes and asked this riddle of all travelers who passed by. If the traveler failed to solve the riddle, then the Sphinx killed her/her. If answered correctly, the Sphinx would destroy himself. The riddle: What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon and on three legs in the evening? Oedipus solved the riddle and the Sphinx destroyed herself. Solution: A man, who crawls on all fours as a baby, walks on two legs as an adult, and walks with a cane in old age. 4. Gold Mask of King Tut, Egypt, 1327 B.C. · King Tut ruled 1335-1327 B.C. (Notice: numbers are in descending order) · King Tut was to be discovered. youngest Pharaoh’s tomb · The tomb was discovered in the by Howard Carter. 1920’s · There were small holes in the which indicated that the tomb had been discovered, however not tomb’s door broken into. · King tomb is significant because it was the tomb discovered that had not been robbed. Tut’s first pharaoh’s · He was buried with over 5,000 golden objects. · Mask was made at his death and is sometimes called his funeral mask. · Mask made from gold and semiprecious stones. (PRICELESS!) NOTE: medium = gold · Mask is not allowed outside of Egypt anymore, although it was once allowed to travel to museums (so you have to go to Egypt to see it). 5. Charioteer, Greek, 470 B.C. · Media= Mainly bronze · Fluted design · Stands about 5'11” · Still holds reigns in one hand · Made by Greeks who were admired by the Romans, copied by the Romans, conquered by the Romans, hence, added to the Roman Empire. 6. Parthenon, Greece, 5th Century, B.C.
· With the body of a lion and the head of a king or god, the Sphinx has come to symbolize strength and wisdom. · Medium=the materials used to made a work of art. The medium of the Pyramid of Cheops is limestone; Sphinx, sand. · The Sphinx has a riddle: In Greek mythology, the Sphinx sat outside of Thebes and asked this riddle of all travelers who passed by. If the traveler failed to solve the riddle, then the Sphinx killed her/her. If answered correctly, the Sphinx would destroy himself. The riddle: What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon and on three legs in the evening? Oedipus solved the riddle and the Sphinx destroyed herself. Solution: A man, who crawls on all fours as a baby, walks on two legs as an adult, and walks with a cane in old age. 4. Gold Mask of King Tut, Egypt, 1327 B.C. · King Tut ruled 1335-1327 B.C. (Notice: numbers are in descending order) · King Tut was youngest Pharaoh’s tomb to be discovered. · The tomb was discovered in the 1920’s by Howard Carter. · There were small holes in the tomb’s door which indicated that the tomb had been discovered, however not broken into. · King Tut’s tomb is significant because it was the first pharaoh’s tomb discovered that had not been robbed. · He was buried with over 5,000 golden objects. · Mask was made at his death and is sometimes called his funeral mask. · Mask made from gold and semiprecious stones. (PRICELESS!) NOTE: medium = gold · Mask is not allowed outside of Egypt anymore, although it was once allowed to travel to museums (so you have to go to Egypt to see it). 5. Charioteer, Greek, 470 B.C. · Media= Mainly bronze · Fluted design · Stands about 5'11” · Still holds reigns in one hand · Made by Greeks who were admired by the Romans, copied by the Romans, conquered by the Romans, hence, added to the Roman Empire. 6. Parthenon, Greece, 5th Century, B.C.
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