Art of the Week
QUARTER 3 - Art from Around the World
Terra Cotta Soldiers
Artist: Unknown
Period: 210-209 BCE Media: Terracotta Story:
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The Great Wave
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Period: 1829-1833 Media: Polychrome woodblock print, ink, paper Story:
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Taj Mahal
Artist: Ustad Ahmad Lahori Period: 1632-1654, Islamic Art Media: White marble, jasper, turquoise, lapis lazuli, jade, crystal, sapphire Story:
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The Rainbow Serpent
Artist: Unknown
Date: c. 30,000 BCE Media: Red and yellow ochre Story:
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Easter Island Moai
Artist: Rapa Nui
Period: 13th-16th Century Media: Tuff (light, porous rock formed by consolidated volcanic ash) Story:
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The Sun Stone
Artist: Unknown
Period: c. 1427, Aztec Media: Basalt Story:
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Kanaga
Artist: Mali
Period: 20th Century Media: Wood, fiber, hide pigment Story:
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Lakich'inei Pole at Sitka
Artist: George Benson (Lkeina'a)
Period: 1938-1941 Media: Western red cedar Story:
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