Art and Iconography in Ancient Civilizations
Many traditional societies combined symbols or images that captured the meaning of religious and mythological themes with everyday tools like pottery or knives as well as more artistic forms of representation like statues and mosaics and jewelry. Your task in this assignment is to visit the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History at the Metropolitan Museum of Art @ Art History Timeline 1000BC-1AD (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. . Scroll through the entries for the era 10000 B.C. to 1000 A.D. To begin look for artifacts from Ancient Greece and Rome. Review the photographs of ancient artifacts such as statues, pottery, jewelry, tools, weapons, etc. for examples that feature mythological motifs and characters. Include myths, legends, and other information about the gods and heroes in your choices using the selection of stories called Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men to get you started. Link (Links to an external site.) Write a brief review (500 words) of your selections that describes how they display the role of religion in everyday life of Ancient civilizations. Attach pictures of your selections and copies of the myths chosen with your submission. 30683810 minutes ago First Link- https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works/#!?time=04 Second Link http://www.gatewaytotheclassics.com/browse/display.php?author=harding&book=greek&story=_contents