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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ERA
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The Egyptian are under the rule of a
Pharaoh
, a king
Nemes
striped head clothed worn by pharaohs
Uraeus
stylized upright form of an Egyptian spitting cobra
symbol of sovereignity, royalty, deity, and divine authority
Egyptian believed in
Life after Death
, thus they started the so called
Mummification
Ka
the body in the afterlife
Hieroglyphics
a form of picture writing
Greek term meaning "sacred carcving"
uses small pictures to represent words, actions, or ideas
all of the letters are consonant and there are no punctuation
The Tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in
1922 by Howard Carter
SUBJECT OF THE ART
Religion
LIfe after Death
Mythology
Great Sphinx of Giza (King Khafre)
a huge statue of a sphinx, located in Egypt.
from the reign of King Khafre
Queen Nefertiti
was the wife of Akhenaton and the mother of Tutankhamun.
Bas Relief
on the walls of the Tomb of Neffer Sakkara
King Menkaure and Khamerernebty II
were the last pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty
Al Karnak Temple
cult temple and was dedicated to the god Amun, Mut, and Khonsu
built between 2055 BC and around 100 AD
largest building for religious purposes
known as "most select places"
Abu Simbel Temple
built by Ramesses II ( c. 1279-1213 BCE ) in ancient Nubia
he wished to demonstrate his power and divine nature
Luxor Temple
symbolic of the separation between the world and the sacred realm of gods
Mastaba
earlier and simpler type of tomb
Step Pyramid
uses flat platforms or steps, receding from the ground up, to achieve a completed shape similar to a geometric pyramid
The Pyramid Complex
is a group of pyramids and temples in the ancient Egyptian city of Giza