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Chinese Tang Funerary Figurines – Coloring the Past (75)
Armored Guardian King (Tianwang) Trampling Demon, China, Tang dynasty (AD 618–907), Art Institute of Chicago Why are the heads, crowns, and hands of magnificent Tang Dynasty Chinese tomb figurines so...
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Black Figure vs Red Figure Ancient Greek Vase Painting Techniques (76)
Athenian Black-figure Belly-Amphora (Storage Jar) Showing Herakles Wrestling the Nemean Lion, c. 550-540 B.C., Art Institute of Chicago (1978.114); Athenian Hydria (Water Jar), c. 470/460 B.C., Art...
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African Congo Kuba Mukenga Mask – Meaningful Materials (77)
Mask (Mukenga), Kuba, Western Kasai region, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Art Institute of Chicago How do artists’ choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does...
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Nkisi Nkondi Power Figure – Meaningful Materials (78)
Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), Vili, Republic of the Congo or Democratic Republic of the Congo, Art Institute of Chicago, 1998.502...
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Bamana Boli Ritual Object – Meaningful Materials (79)
Ritual Object (Boli), Bamana, Mali, Mid-19th/early 20th century, Art Institute of Chicago, 1961.1177How do artists’ choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning...
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Incan Gold and Chicha Beer – Meaningful Materials (80)
Two Peruvian ritual vessels, Art Institute of Chicago How do artists’ choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning assign material? In this excerpt from one of my...
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Chinese Jade – Meaningful Materials (81)
Two Chinese Jade Dragon Pendants, c. 4th/3rd century B.C., Art Institute of Chicago How do artists’ choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning assign material?...
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Medicine Buddha Bhaishajyaguru – Meaningful Materials (82)
Tibetan Painted Banner (Thangka) with the Medicine Buddha (Bhaishajyaguru), 14th century, Art Institute of Chicago...
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Dragons and Tigers (83)
Dragon and Tiger by Kishi Ganku, 1835 Dragon by Morita Shiryu, Art Institute of Chicago http://ancientartpodcast.org/media/83-dragons-and-tigers.m4a In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, we...
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The Birth of Dionysus (84)
Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, Archaeological Museum of Olympia http://www.ancientartpodcast.org/media/84-birth-of-dionysus.m4a This is episode 84 of Ancient Worlds: The Birth of Dionysus. I’m the...
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Odysseus in the Underworld (85)
Jar (pelike) with Odysseus and Elpenor in the Underworld, MFA Boston http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ancientartpodcast/~5/3hMtiy-8HRc/85-odysseus-in-the-underworld.m4a A very brief excerpt from my...
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Goya’s Caprices and the Wicked Witch of the West (86)
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ancientartpodcast/~5/_-z2Bod1xD4/86-goyas-caprices-and-the-wicked-witch.m4a Happy Halloween! In this very brief excerpt from my lecture “Things That Go Bump: A Visual...
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Circe and Witchcraft in Ancient Greece (87)
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ancientartpodcast/~5/bmR3_1E04mU/87-circe-and-witchcraft-in-ancient-greece.m4a This is a short excerpt from my lecture “Things That Go Bump: A Visual Survey of Witches,...
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Ancient Egyptian Cornucopia
As citizens, immigrants, and perhaps some First Nation people sit down across the country, give thanks over an overflowing centerpiece of abundance, and celebrate Thanksgiving for the harvest, we...
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Tibetan Mandalas (88)
Drepung Gomang Monastery, Mandala of World Peace, Miller Beach, Indiana, September 21, 2014. Photo by Lucas Livingston. http://ancientartpodcast.org/media/88-tibetan-mandalas.mp3 Drepung Gomang...
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Adventures of Ulysses (89)
Apollonio di GiovanniItalian, 1415/17-1465The Adventures of Ulysses, 1435/4542 x 131.7 cm (16 3/4 x 51 7/8 in.)Art Institute of Chicago, 1933.1006 In this excerpt from a recent tour, I explore some of...
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1: The Scarab in Ancient Egypt
Welcome to the SCARABsolutions Ancient Art Podcast. Join us in each episode as we explore the art and culture of the Ancient Mediterranean World. Together we’ll uncover the truths and discover new...
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2: The Mummy Case of Paankhenamun
Please excuse the theme music. It looks like I’ve still got a little Halloween in me. But it helps set the stage as we begin the unwrap the dead … Hello and welcome back to the SCARABsolutions Ancient...
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3: A Donkey-headed Rhyton
Hello and welcome back to the SCARABSolutions Ancient Art Podcast. In the previous two episodes, we’ve been having a lot of fun in Ancient Egypt. In this episode, we’re going to jump forward a little...
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4: Statue of Osiris
Hello and welcome back to the SCARABsolutions Ancient Art Podcast, your guidebook to the art and culture of the Ancient Mediterranean World. I’m your host Lucas Livingston. In our second podcast...
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