1. One of the artworks I have to compare and contrast is the Mask of Agamemnon. Its size is 35 cm. It was found Mycenae, Greece but now located in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. It is dated from 1600 to 1550 BCE. The medium used for this mask is gold. The other artwork is called the Hip Pendant Representing an Iyoba "Queen Mother". Its size is about 23.4 cm. It was found in Benin city, Nigeria but now located in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. It is dated in 1550 CE. The medium of the mask is ivory, iron, and copper.

2. The Mask of Agamemnon is gold. His eyes look like they are closed. His nose looks kind of crooked. I see his beard very detailed in the mask. He has his ears separated around his flat face. His eyebrows …show more content…
It is made out of thin gold. He has facial hair. His eyes are closed. The Hip Pendant of Iyoba is a queen. Its made as a women. It is an ivory color and it looks thick. She has jewelry. Her eyes are wide open. She has no facial hair.

4. There face is made of very detailed features. The two masks are made after a face of a human. They both seem to have pieces broken of the mask. They both have something right below the chin. They both kind of have an oval shape. They both look like they were important because Agamemnon was made of gold and the Iyoba had a crown and a beaded necklace. They both showed the persons had power.

5. The mask of Agamemnon is flat but its three dimensional because the features of the face stick out and are very detailed. The eyebrows outline seem to stand out from the mask. This mask has a smooth and rich texture. The color used the make the mask was gold. The shape of the eyes are geometric because of its oval shapes. The lines carved in to make detail of the beard and mustache go in both vertical and horizontal …show more content…
The Hip Pendant is also three dimensional. The eyes, forehead, ears, lips, and nose pop out. The mask looks kind of life like. The mask has symmetry of patterns on the head and under the chin. The patterns look like little people together. The color is like a white ivory tone with black pupils. There are two thin rectangular geometric shapes on the forehead. The texture of the face seems smooth but the head looks rough and bumpy.

7. The mask of Agamemnon was a funeral mask. It was put over the face of a dead king that was buried. The faces of the men are not all covered with masks. The men and warriors had of weapons in their graves. The gold and other treasures that were left for the dead men represented with power and wealth. The hip pendant mask was made for the king Esigie to honor his mother Idia. The king wore it to pay tribute to mother. The ivory color of the pendant is close to being white, which symbolized ritual purity that was related with the god of the sea, Olokun.

"Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba." Metmuseum. 1 Jan. 2000. Web. 27 Sept. 2014.