"Echoes of the Past: The Enduring Power of Prehistoric Art" by Giselle Tapia https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l en-us 2025-06-02 22:01:21 UTC 2025-08-01 01:23:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/23f3.png 𝘌𝘀𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘡𝘩𝘦 π˜—π˜’π˜΄π˜΅: π˜›π˜©π˜¦ 𝘌𝘯π˜₯𝘢𝘳π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 π˜—π˜°π˜Έπ˜¦π˜³ 𝘰𝘧 π˜—π˜³π˜¦π˜©π˜ͺ𝘴𝘡𝘰𝘳π˜ͺ𝘀 𝘈𝘳𝘡 ✧ giselletapia777 https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532238597


]]> 2025-07-30 15:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532238597 "Head of a King", 2675-2130 BCE giselletapia777 https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532242410 The figure is recognized as an Egyptian pharaoh by the headdress and beard; the tall, rounded-top crown, called the White Crown, denoted authority over southern Egypt. These statues were interred in tombs in ancient Egypt as enduring representations of the departed.

]]> 2025-07-30 15:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532242410 "Plaque of a Queen or Goddess", 305–30 BCE giselletapia777 https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532242688 Cleopatra IV was one of the lesser-known Cleopatras and a daughter of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III. If this is indeed her, the plaque may have been created to honor her as a royal figure or as part of her deification (common in Ptolemaic royal cults).

]]> 2025-07-30 15:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532242688 "Magical Relief", 305–30 BCE giselletapia777 https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532244878 Given that they live in the perilous desert or marshes, this extremely versatile feline deity stands over shackled prisoners and animals that represent chaos, such as lions, turtles, and scorpions. The god's ability to control chaos points to his protecting role to the land.

]]> 2025-07-30 15:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532244878 "Plaque depicting a king offering wine", 305-30 BCE giselletapia777 https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532251575 This plaque likely served a ritualistic or decorative purposeβ€”perhaps in temples or burial contextsβ€”reinforcing the king’s divine right to rule and his relationship with the gods.

]]> 2025-07-30 15:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532251575 "Statuette of Kary", 1304–1237 B.C. giselletapia777 https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532269846 A "great craftsman in the place-of-truth" Kary was among the artisans who adorned the Valley of the Kings' royal tombs. Here, he holds a standard topped with a falcon's head, which is most likely a representation of "Horus, son of Isis... Lord of the desert," to whom the staff is devoted.

]]> 2025-07-30 16:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532269846 To Learn More ✧ giselletapia777 https://padlet.com/giselletapia777/mldcaikw8yvr3n5l/wish/3532271887 "Plaque of a Queen or Goddess", 305–30 BCE

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/3464


"Magical Relief", 305-30 BCE

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/47426


"Head of a King", 2675-2130 BCE

https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1938.11/


"Statuette of Kary", 1304-1237 B.C.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/545870


"Plaque depicting a king offering wine", 305-30 BCE

https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1909.142/

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