Discussion Two: Egyptomania

PROFESSOR’S INSTRUCTIONS:
For this discussion, you have three tasks. Your post should be in three paragraphs, the topics of which are listed below.
Select one of the items from this file (here: Unit Two Discussion Images (Ancient Egypt) and write at least a 250 word explanation of the work. Identify the work by title, date, and period within Egyptian art (That material is provided for you; each work has that listed below the image to which it refers; single click on the thumbnail to see more detailed information). You should also include a description what the work looks like, and explanation of how it was made, what material it is made from, how it was used originally, and what ideas it represents (not the thing being depicted, but what idea is being expressed). Everything listed in the last sentence, except for the description, will require research, which must be cited (with a bibliography included). Possible sources for your research can be found below, under “Sources for Paragraph 1”. You may use other sources, as long you do not use Wikipedia. (If you aren’t sure about the difference between “citations” and “bibliography”, please read this: What’s The Difference? (Links to an external site.))

Select one of the items from this file (here: ARTH 304 Discussion #2 Paragraph 2 Images
Actions) and do the same thing as you did for the item in 1. Again, each image in the file for this section is identified below the image. This part will also require research; see below for your sources, under “Sources for Paragraph 2”. You may use other sources, as long you do not use Wikipedia. You may need to extrapolate (figure out based on similar items) what the original use was, and then speculate as to the idea the object represents (not the thing being depicted, but what idea is being expressed).

Write a concluding paragraph about the similarities and differences in terms of visual qualities, message, and function in the two items. Finish with an assessment of which item more successfully embodies what it was meant to express, assuming you are correct in your conclusions about the ideas represented by both objects.

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