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Show Ancient and Classical Art U tah Museum of Fine Art collections that carry m1portant mformat10n about our cultural hentage mclude objects from Egyptian, ancient Greek and pre-Columbian soc1et1es. Most Egyptian sculpture and pottery m this collection dates from the penod of the New Kmgdom (ca. 1570-1070 B.c.) which spanned the eighteenth to the twen- tieth dynasties. Highlights of the Museums Egyptian collect10n mclude several important stone vessels from this penod, as well as a funerary barge from the First Intermediate penod, (2181-2040 B.C.) Egyptian religion was based on belief man afterlife that replicated earthly existence; therefore funerary items were mtended to help immortalize a deceased ruler. Egyptian artists developed a ngid canon for sculptural representations of a kmg or pharaoh to msure his 1dent1ty throughout etermty Although such funereal objects were not mtended to be viewed by humans, they nevertheless provide us with an important record of everyday expenence. Ancient Greek c1vilizat1on, m contrast, had a belief system that mcluded a pantheon of anthropomorphic de1t1es who had human personalities, human form and part1C1pated m human events such as the Trojan War. Greek art emphasized the md1vidual, and Greek figural representations evolved from early stylization to a high degree of naturalism. The Museums Polykleitan God or Athlete, (ca. A.D 150-250) exemplifies this development. In their search for an idealized human form, Greek artists, too, developed a canon for figural representation, but unlike the Egyptian formula, theirs was based on measurements related directly to human scale as illustrated by the Black-Figure Neck-Amphora (ca. 510-500 B.C.) ABOVE ABOVE LEFT Greek, from southern Italy (Gnathia) Apulian Oinoclwe, ca. 300 n.c. Terracotta with glaze and added colors Height 13 3/4111. Purchased with funds from Fnends of the Art Museum and Mr. and Mrs. Robert W Barker Museum # 1990.039.002 Egyptian, N ew Kingdom penod ca. 1570-1070 B. C. Po1phyral Vessel Red alabaster Height 4 3/4 111. Gift of Natacha Rambova Museum # 1952.058 AilOVE Egyptian , Predynast1c penod ca. 5000-3150 13.C. Pottery Vessels 20 A IJOV E Manner of the Ant1menes Pa111ter, Greek Black-Figure N eck-Amphora, ca . 510-500 13. C. Terracotta with glaze H eight 17 111. Purchased with funds from Friends of the Art Museum and Emma Eccles Jones Museum # 1990.001.001 UTAH Nfl'SE U M Of' FI N L ARFS Pinkish buff pottery with red pamted decoration Height from left to nght: S 3/-+ 111. 9 1 /2 111. 11 3f:+111.' 5 111. Gift of Natacha Rambova Museum_# from left to n ght: 1952.068; 19S2.124; 1952.036; 1952.122 |
