Theban Microscopic Analysis

The cuvette was placed in the spectrophotometer with the arrows, on both the cuvette and the SpectroVis, facing the same side. After the recording, the cuvette was removed from the SpectroVis and the content was poured back into the original volumetric flask. The absorbance as well as the maximum wavelength of each solution was recorded in Table 3 and

It was usually decorated with gold for the higher class, and copper for the lower class. Along the outside of the tomb would be a story of the person 's life written in hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphics were the writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians and they were pictures or symbols that represented a story of one 's life. Finally, the Egyptians held huge ceremonies for the burying of a body into a tomb. A tomb had a large luxuriant room where only family members were allowed to visit the Sarcophagus.

1.The name for the Egyptian art piece is named Menkaure and a Queen and is measured at 4 feet 8 inches high and located at Museum of Fine Arts,Boston. Its medium is Greywacke previously supplemented with some red/black paint. http://arthistoryresources.net/menkaure/menkauredescription.html The title of the Grecian art piece is Metropolitan Kouros and is measured at 6 ft. high and located Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

In Ancient Egypt, the temples were all constructed from stone because the gods were to live in these temples for all of eternity and lack of wood. The temple walls were covered with inscriptions and images. They were often historical events, such as important events at the temple or of the pharaoh’s reign. The Temple of Dendur depicted Pihor worshipping Isis and Pedesi worshipping Osiris as well as Emperor Augustus praying and offering the gods. Traditionally, the drawings would’ve been of the pharaoh.

It was also restored using pieces discovered during the excavation, so it does not have the rough feel of the cave wall painting. Because of the bronze material, it has a smoother

The tomb of thutmose is said to be one of the most sophisticated of any of the tombs found in the valley of kings. Thutmose the III tomb was found by Victor Loret in 1898. One of the most influential pharaohs found in the valley of kings is Ramesses the II also known as Ramesses the great. Though sadly one of the largest tombs in the valley of kings is also the most degrading and has been ravished by flooding several times. The tomb of Ramesses and his sons was found by Ernesto Schiaparelli in

Temple of Hatshepsut - “The Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt from around 1479 BC until her death in 1458 BC.” Bent Pyramid-located at Dahshur was the second pyramid built by pharaoh Sneferu. Step Pyramid of Djoser - at the Saqqara necropolis was the very first pyramid built by the ancient Egyptians. Luxor temple - located on the east bank of the River Nile in the ancient city of Thebes and was founded in 1400 BC during the New Kingdom. Great Sphinx-Located at the Giza Plateau, The Great Sphinx is one of the largest and oldest

Thutmose III had one of the most sophisticated tombs in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb however was robbed and badly damaged, but even then Thutmose III not only wanted to be remembered for his ferocious army but also for his architecture and art, this is why he added model boats, pottery, tools, wooden statues and plaques. Thutmose III took advantage of the generated wealth from the conquests and decorated Egypt with massive structures that would keep his legacy

Ancient Egyptian funerary practices were vital for uncovering what life was like for the people of ancient Egypt. These practices offer a great deal of information into the lifestyle of the Egyptians showing non-material and material aspects of their culture. Investigating Ancient Egyptian funerary practices provides an insight into their society, providing relevant information relating to features of funerary art and religion. A close study of tomb art used in ancient Egyptian funerary practices will demonstrate the importance of religion to the culture and daily lives of ancient Egyptians.

1. Both evolutions in the burial architecture have sort of the same meaning as for as having a special way to lay a royal body. In Kostof’s text, he refers to The Burial of Kings from the Cenotaphs of the early Pharaohs at Abydos as a chambered roof in timber and topped with a head of sand containing a brick shell (as shown on fig. 414a, pg.71.) Egyptians believed in life after death and made sure to build a tomb to where it was very significant. With The Pyramids at Giza , Kostof explains that each pyramid had a different meaning.

The artifact appears to be taken from a wall in perhaps a residence or a community space. There are several pieces of the artifact, but the one I am choosing to use is rectangular and is approximately 2 feet in width by 8 feet in length. Based on the cracks at the end of the mural, the base of the mural appears to be made from some form concrete. The mural has a form of paint in various colors. Although the most predominant color is red, there are also shades of pink, green, blue and yellow.

Mythological animals “lived” on 3000 years old bronzes Zihan Zhong In this gallery, viewers will get a basic knowledge of different kind of patterns on the bronzes in the Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties and their meaning with real examples in front of them. In the thousands of years of Chinese history, bronze is one of the most important material. In about 19th century BCE, China enters the era of Bronze and in the Shang Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty, its development enters the heyday stage. The manufactured bronzes had a wide variety of range in the Shang and Western Zhou Dynasty.

Guided Art Tour: Ancient Near East and Egypt The “Queen of the Night” relief, 1800-1750 B.C.E., Old Babylonian, Baked straw-tempered clay, 49 x 37 x 4.8 cm, Southern Iraq. The “Queen of the Night” relief, also known as “The Burney” relief, is a large plaque that “most likely” originated from Southern Iraq. Although it is difficult to determine the authenticity of an unexcavated object, the thermoluminescence testing that had been carried out; confirmed that this plaque had been created between 1800 to 1750 B.C.E. The relief of this plaque represents a goddess supported by two lions, and wedged between two standing owls. The reason why this nude female figure represents a goddess is due to the ringed rods held on each hand, the horned headdress,

The geology of old Egypt

RESULTS AND DISSCUSSION Morphological description of M. purpureus Monascus purpureus (Went) is a homothallic fungus belongs to the group of Ascomycetes (family Monascaceae). Growth on potato dextrose agar medium (PDA), mycelium is white in the early stage then rapidly changes to a rich pink with soluble pigment diffuse in medium (A). Pedicellate ascomata with ascospores (B &C). Monascus purpureus produced spherical ascospores of 5 microns in diameter (D) as shown in fig.1.