example: treasures of King Tutankhamun‚such as his solild gold mask * The Museum contains 9 mummies * For example: the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut Memphis ‚ Ancient Egypt * The location of the Great Temple of Ptah * The temple is dedicated to the creator God * The location of the Royal Palace of Tuthmosis I * Contains many statues dedicated to Rameses II Karnak‚ Ancient Egypt * Known as the City of Temples * Contains the Great Temple of Amun * Main parts of
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devotion to the gods. New Kingdom rulers paid particular attention to their relationship with the god Amen. This differed slightly form earlier periods because Egyptian made offerings to statues of their living ruler long before Ramesside time‚ but the cult of the living king did not signify divinity. Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty) was the first to depict her own divinity‚ as daughter of Amen‚ in her Divine Birth Inscription in her mortuary temple at Deir el Bahri. Rulers after her claimed divine perentage
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New Kingdom Hyksos: Origins: Historians disagree over origins Agree Hyksos from North of Egypt Reasons for coming to Egypt: Egypt in chaos – in Second Intermediate Period Hyksos attracted to natural resources‚ fertile land‚ and possible climatic change? Wavering Control of Hyksos: piece of fragmentary palette from Apophis says Hyksos control of area was lessening Adopted customs - name ‘re’‚ gods (seth)‚ + scarab beetle Contributions: Egyptians learnt a lot about warfare: 1. Learnt to build
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Venus of Willendorf from Willendorf‚ Austria 28‚000 – 25‚000 BCE Limestone Naturhistorisches Museum‚ Vienna Paleolithic - representation of a woman - female anatomy is exaggerated - serves as a fertility image - no facial features‚ just hair/hat - freestanding sculpture Statuettes of 2 worshipers from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (Tell Asmar)‚ Iraq 2700 BCE (early dynastic/Sumerian) Soft gypsum and inlaid with shell + black limestone Iraq Museum‚ Baghdad - represent mortals praying
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New Kingdom Egypt” Thutmose III Thutmose III gained the throne from his father Thutmose II‚ but was considered to be not old enough to reign and as a result Hatshepsut‚ his stepmother became the regent and eventually became came co-pharaoh with Thutmose III‚ he reigned for just under 55 years‚ reigned from 1479-1425 BC. When Hatshepsut died in 1458‚ it meant that Thutmose could step forward and take the reigns on his own; it was at this time that he began what was to be considered one of the most
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This paper focuses on the ruler and their power; it intends to analyze the role of art and architecture within the Mesopotamian and Egyptian hierarchy and its purpose. Throughout history‚ human civilization has learned to convey messages through various means. One of the most significant of them all is the language of art and architecture. From every corner of the planet‚ we see this trend. From Egypt to Iraq‚ from Asia to Africa‚ art and symbols along with architectures of various types show the
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Eighteenth Dynasty marked the beginning of the New Kingdom and played a key role in the revolution of Egypt’s religion‚ architecture‚ trade and it’s expansion. Some of Egypt’s best known Pharaohs reigned during this time period‚ including Ahmose I‚ Hatshepsut‚ Thutmose III‚ Amenhotep III‚ Akhenaten and Tutankhamun. The Pharaohs of the time‚ as well as other aspects helped push Egypt outside of it’s traditional borders and bring Egypt to it’s pinnacle in power. The first king of the Eighteenth dynasty
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embrace himself. His body was never recovered‚ but a flower‚ which was named after him was. The left side of this painting shows the kneeling Narcissus‚ outlined by the craggy rocks of what could only be Cape Creus’s. On the right side of the painting‚ the scene has morphed into a more idyllic and classical scene‚ in which the kneeling Narcissus has become the statue of a hand‚ holding a cracked egg‚ from which emerges The Narcissus flower. This painting reminded me of the first chapter of Metamorphosis
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plaster FACADE - the front of a building‚ especially an imposing or decorative one POST AND LINTEL SYSTEM - a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel). SERDAB - a chamber inside a mastaba containing a statue of the deceased. MASTABA - An ancient Egyptian tomb with a rectangular base‚ sloping sides‚ and a flat roof. Stone bench. ICONOGRAPHY - Symbolic representation‚ especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images. STRATIFIED - a
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The Bronze Age → Dark Ages Greece Mesopotamia - Tigris and Euphrates Egypt - Nile : flooding every year which makes the soil fertile In the 4th millenium‚ settled clusters of people 1. Predynastic 2. Old kingdom - known for grandiose architecture (pyramids) 3. First intermediate 4. Middle kingdom - brief‚ unspectacular 5. Second intermediate period - started around 1800 B.C.‚ Egypt is experiencing a decline‚ irregular floods‚ people losing trust in the government. Hyksos
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