Egyptians of course, I know my name says it all right? :)

Egyptians.

Egyptians

Egyptians

Egyptians of course. They have a remarkable role in arts and traditions.

Egyptians, Look at the Pyramids.. that was created with barehands.. no technology or bullbozers and it still stands till this day. Beautiful art.

Well that says a lot about the Utah school system. I have never heard of the Phoenicians until now. I have always loved learning about anything to do with the Egyptians. I still love to watch stuff about it on the History Chanel.

I am a great admirer of Ancient Egyptian art. References to Egyptian art can be found everywhere on the web. I don't think that many have heard of Phenician art, so I made some research, and this is what I found: 1) "Phoenician art had no unique characteristic that could be identified with. This is due to the fact that Phoenicians were influenced by foreign designs and artistic cultures mainly from Egypt, Greece and Assyria. Phoenicians who were taught on the banks of the Nile and the Euphrates gained a wide artistic experience and finally came to create their own art, which was an amalgam of foreign models and perspectives. In an article from The New York Times, published on January 5, 1879, Phoenician art was described by the following: He entered into other men's labors and made most of his heritage. The Sphinx of Egypt became Asiatic, and its new form was transplanted to Nineveh on the one side and to Greece on the other. The rosettes and other patterns of the Babylonian cylinders were introduced into the handiwork of Phoenicia, and so passed on to the West, while the hero of the ancient Chaldean epic became first the Tyrian Melkarth, and then the Herakles of Hellas." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicians 2) "The main natural resources of the Phoenician cities in the eastern Mediterranean were the prized cedars of Lebanon and murex shells used to make the purple dye. Phoenician artisans were skilled in wood, ivory, and metalworking, as well as textile production. In the Old Testament (2 Chron.), the master craftsman Hiram of Tyre was commissioned to build and embellish the temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. Homer's Iliad describes a prize at the funeral games of Patroklos as a mixing bowl of chased silver—"a masterpiece of Sidonian craftsmanship" (Book 13). It also mentions that the embroidered robes of Priam's wife, Hecabe, were "the work of Sidonian women" (Book 6). Phoenician art is in fact an amalgam of many different cultural elements—Aegean, northern Syrian, Cypriot, Assyrian, and Egyptian. The Egyptian influence is often especially prominent in the art but was constantly evolving as the political and economic relations between Egypt and the Phoenician cities fluctuated. Perhaps the most significant contribution of the Phoenicians was an alphabetic writing system that became the root of the Western alphabets when the Greeks adopted it." Source and further information: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/phoe/hd_phoe.htm 3) "The Phoenician region developed as a major trade center of the ancient world; consequently Phoenician art clearly reflects the influences of Egypt, Syria, and Greece. Phoenician deities were represented in Egyptian and Syrian attire and were surrounded with foreign symbolism adopted by Phoenician artists and used to illustrate indigenous beliefs. The Phoenicians excelled at metalcraft and carving. Their ivories and metal reliefs were copied in many neighboring regions, especially in Palestine, Greece, and Etruria. Their artisans settled in Egypt and Greece and imported Syrian work as well as their own, increasing the amalgamation of styles. The principal Phoenician excavations are at Byblos, but Phoenician works in jewelry, glass, clay, alabaster, ivory, many metals, faience, and wood are found in all Mediterranean countries and neighboring areas of Asia Minor. Their textiles too, particularly the famous blue and purple cloth, were widely exported. Among the most famous examples of Phoenician carving is a gem- and glass-inlaid ivory found at Nimrud depicting a Nubian man being attacked by a lion (British Mus.)." Source and further information: http://www.questia.com/library/encyclopedia/phoenician_art.jsp Some examples can be found here: - "The late Bible scholar Professor William Foxwell Albright understood that the biblical Cherubim were Winged Sphinxes found in association with Canaanite and Phoenician thrones of the Late Bronze (1520-1200 BCE) and Iron Ages (1200-600 BCE)": http://www.bibleorigins.net/cherubthroneside.html - "Classical Phoenician scarabs": http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/gems/scarabs/script/scarab6.htm - "Phoenician art": http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Phoenician_art.aspx http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antarados_sarkophagus_face.JPG

Egyptians

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I prefer the Ancient Egyptians, because I have a sexual attraction to gold and turquoise.