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Egyptian Pyramids, Hieroglyphics, & Art
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Egyptian Pyramids, Hieroglyphics, & Art

Egyptian Pyramids, The Sphinx, Egyptian Art, Egyptian Symbols, Egyptian Architecture, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, The Rosetta Stone
Ephesus terrace houses: Mosaics and Art
Image by Ronnie Jones III

Ephesus terrace houses: Mosaics and Art

The terrace homes in Ephesus give a glimpse of how the wealthy lived during the Roman period The oldest building dates back into the 1C BCE and continued in use as a residence until the 7C CE.
Rainbow Serpent Art
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Rainbow Serpent Art

Rainbow Serpent by John Mawurndjul, 1991. Musée du quai Branly, Paris.
Persia & Persian Art at the Louvre
Video by Mahmood Hamidi

Persia & Persian Art at the Louvre

Persian art at the Louvre Museum, Paris, France. There are art pieces from the Royal Palace in Susa from the Achaemenids, the Persian Empire founded by Cyrus the Great (d. 530 BCE). King Darius the Great (r. 522-486 BCE), built one of...
Jomon Pottery
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Jomon Pottery

The Jomon Period (c. 14,500 - c. 300 BCE) of ancient Japan produced a distinctive pottery which distinguishes it from the earlier Paleolithic Age. Jomon pottery vessels are the oldest in the world and their impressed decoration, which resembles...
Recent Research in Egyptian Art: Behind the Mask of Tutankhamun
Video by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Recent Research in Egyptian Art: Behind the Mask of Tutankhamun

Nicholas Reeves, Sylvan C. Coleman and Pamela Coleman Memorial Fellow, Department of Egyptian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art The magnificent gold headpiece from Tutankhamun's tomb is the best-known Egyptian artwork in the world today...
Art This Week 181-At The Kimbell-Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes-June 24, 2013
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Art This Week 181-At The Kimbell-Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes-June 24, 2013

In this episode, we visit The Kimbell Art Museum and hear Susan E. Bergh, the curator of Pre-columbian and Native North American art at the Cleveland Museum of Art, talk about the Wari people, the origins of the exhibition and two important...
Ancient Chinese Art
Video by The New York Times

Ancient Chinese Art

Maxwell Hearn, the new head of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, demonstrates the art of understanding and appreciating Chinese scroll paintings, among other ancient Chinese art, and how those pieces are significant in connecting...
Ancient Persian/Iranian Art
Video by LIGHT OF PERSIA

Ancient Persian/Iranian Art

A superb collection of Persian-Iranian Art from a brief visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA. Including some Sumerian pieces.
Distorting Madonna in Medieval art - James Earle
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Distorting Madonna in Medieval art - James Earle

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/distorting-madonna-in-medieval-art-james-earle After Rome was destroyed, people were wary of attachment to physical beauty. As Christianity gained traction, Romans instead began to focus on the...
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