ARH 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sistrum, Beehive Tomb, Palekastro
11 Oct 2016
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She is wearing a long skirt and is showing her boobs: it is made with the same material egyptians use with their sculptures which they created. It meant a new life in egyptian culture: one problem we have is the lack of understanding of their culture because of their written language. Palaikastro sculpture: a male figure called kouros. Aghia triada sarcophagus 1400 bc: a sarcophagus has paintings covering it, a man is shown laying down in a bed playing a very important instrument. There"s 4 woman, one which is practicing a ritual. A woman is pouring a liquid into a bowl which is between two axes. The woman are lighter skin than the man. The man are offering animals to the sarcophagus. This is demonstrating the practices of the culture such as sacrificing animals. Treasury of atreus tholoi: it"s a long passage the leads to the doorway. Multiple people would be bury inside this place.
