Ancient Art

Ancient Art : Comparing Egypt 's Statuette of Amun and Greece 's Apollo of Piombino

Two works of art that can be categorized as ancient art are Egypt 's Statuette of Amun and Greece 's Apollo of Piombino . The Statuette of Amun was created between 715 B .C .E . and 945 B .C .E . during the late Dynastic , Third Intermediate period of the Egyptians made of gold and stands 6 .875 inches (The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 2008 . Apollo of Piombino , on the other hand , was said to have been created around 100

B .C .E . during the late Hellenistic period of Greece and Rome made of bronze , copper and silver , hollow casting , inlay , and engraving , and stands 115 centimeters or 45 .28 inches (Astier , n .d . Both figures of art depict the frame of a god , standing erect , and with one leg positioned right in front of the other . Although they differ in size they appear to be similar at first glance but they are really very different when analyzed and compared to one another

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Statuette of Amun refers to the god Amun of Ancient Egypt , who was the most important god in the Egyptian pantheon (The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 2008 . He was said to be the creator - combined with a solar deity , which explains why it was created using gold , which is the best symbol to signify the sun . As he always was , he has a flat-topped crown that should have two tall gold feathers according to tradition His beard is braided and has a curled tip - the way it was long ago in accordance to gods . With his right arm folded across his chest carrying a scimitar that points to his braided beard , the position symbolizes war and power for the land . With the left hand positioned downward , with an ankh (i .e , Egyptian cross with loop at the top ) that stands for life , the left-hand position calls for the need to risk life because it is a time for war against numerous conquerors of the Dynastic Period . The rest of the symbols are the following (1 ) royalty for his head that is positioned erect (2 ) strength for body standing erect (3 solar divinity for the gold (4 ) military victory for the scimitar (5 godly divinity for his braided beard (6 ) flat crown , simple shapes , and simple lines depicting and balance (7 ) left leg drawn forward stands for action , mobility , and battle . It is an art of a god signifying power , war , royalty , and divinity

The Apollo of Piombino is the god Apollo - the god of light and the sun truth and prophecy archery medicine and healing music , poetry and the arts and more (Apollo , 2008 . The frame stands erect , with a conventional pose of a kouroi , while signifying its youth , its nudity its beauty , its autonomy , and its immutability (Kerr , n .d . Like the Statuette of Amun , it stands straight , with head that is also positioned erect , and with one leg placed in...