8 sept. 2490 av. J.-C. - Menkaura and Queen
Description:
Date: 2,490 BCE ~ 2,472 BCEArtist: unkown
Medium: Greywacke
Location:
original: Valley Temple, Giza
current: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Function:
- Communicates the divinity & absolute power of the ruler
- Hierarchy of scale further emphasizes his power over the Egyptian people
- to reach the afterlife
Form:
- carved greywacke figures
- backed into stone wall
- both have individualized & youthful features
- both are nude in the upper body
- both are idealized
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
8 sept. 2490 av. J.-C.
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 4518 ans
