reÂ·ticÂ·uÂ·late. adj. 1. Resembling or forming a net or network: reticulate veins of a leaf. 2. Relating to or being an evolutionary process that involves the exchange of genes between organisms of different species, as in the formation of a new species through hybridization.
Egypt is rich in building and decorative stone, copper and lead ores, gold, and semiprecious stones. These natural resources allowed the ancient Egyptians to build monuments, sculpt statues, make tools, and fashion jewelry. Embalmers used salts from the Wadi Natrun for mummification, which also provided the gypsum needed to make plaster.
Greek sculptors would strive to glorify the human body in marble and bronze. In the Classical period, Greek sculptors would break off the shackles of convention and achieve what no-one else had ever before attempted.They created life-size and life-like sculpture which glorified the human and especially nude male form.Even more was achieved than this though.reek sculptors would strive to glorify the human body in marble and bronze. In the Classical period, Greek sculptors would break off the shackles of convention and achieve what no-one else had ever before attempted.