side shows the king wearing a red crown‚ depicting Lower Egypt. As on one side‚ a large picture in the center of the Palette depicts Narmer wielding a mace. To his left is a man holding the king’s sandals. To the right of the king is a man who is kneeling‚ who is about to be stuck by Narmer. There are symbols next to his head‚ possibly indicating his name. Below the kings feet shows two disrobed men. It appears that they are either running or meant to be seen as dead in the ground. To the left of
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system of construction is essentially COLUMNAR and TRABEATED. 16. The Colossi of Memnon was erected by AMENOPHIS III. 17. The architect of the Great Serapeum at Alexandria is PTOLEMY III. 18. The funerary temple at Der-el-Bahari was built by HATSHEPSUT. 19. The forerunners of the caryatids of the Greeks is OSIRIS PILLARS. 20. Characteristic wall ornament of the Egyptians is HIEROGLYPHICS. 21. The favorite motifs of the Egyptians include the lotus‚ papyrus and PALM. 22. Structure whose sides
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Historical Context Geographical‚ topography and resources of Egypt and its neighbours Geographical‚ topography and resources of Egypt and its neighbours Dominated by the Nile River Key facts about the Nile: - 7000km in length - formed from 3 rivers; the white Nile‚ the Blue Nile and the Atbara - Flows north towards the Mediterranean sea - broken up in 6 places by impenetrable rocky outcrops and rapids known as cataracts - Consists of three sections * narrow 800km stretch
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Researching the statues of antiquity can be especially daunting; time and nature have a way of (quite literally) wearing away at things. Often art pieces are destroyed‚ pilfered‚ or their archaeological sites foolishly man-handled‚ not to mention the ravishes of the weather. There are gaps of missing information from one era to the next‚ and as much as we may wish for it‚ no Archaeologist has ever found a didactic panel sitting neatly next to an excavated work. We are lucky when studying the statue of Aphrodite
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Vessel terminating in the forepart of a bull (no. 1989.281.11) found in Central Anatolia circa 15th-13th century B.C. was made of silver. This was a product of the Hittite culture. It is a horn shaped drinking vessel decorated as a bull with horns kneeling. The bull’s head is delicately molded focusing on details such as the bull’s eye lid creases and folded skin. The vessel was not only made to stand vertically as a cup using its horns as support but also sideways‚ as depicted in the museum‚ as a
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Its novel plan was the inspiration for Hatshepsut ’s later neighbouring monument. The complex is seen to be ’evidence [...] of the transition from the Old Kingdom pyramid temple to the ’houses of millions of years ’ of the New Kingdom ’5 and so is significant in the movement of Ancient Egyptian architecture. Within the complex‚ a series of painted sandstone statues of Mentuhotep were found which ’are the earliest to represent the dead king in the so-called
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Along with her development of Egypt‚ Hatshepsut ’s expedition to Punt was one that she took great pride in‚ enough for it to be recorded in her mortuary temple. Along with the expedition came many positive outcomes‚ which included religious‚ economic and political benefits. Bentley believes that it was one of the most ’important events of her reign ’. One main feature of importance of the expedition was the economic impact that it had. Hatshepsut benefited greatly from the expedition‚ with many
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The history of mankind has often been captured in snapshots between the rise and fall of great leaders and civilizations‚ by artists all with a common dream of portraying what they saw during their times. Ideologies reflective of their societies were depicted through sculptures‚ frescoes‚ pottery‚ paintings‚ and many other methods. Many of these principals were created‚ celebrated‚ and popularized by constituents of societies where andocentric values were applied not only to social and political
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sacred site online through video tours and pictures. Built around 1970 and unaltered‚ this site was constructed with white marble and red stones from Rajasthan. Usually in Hindu temples‚ and in this particular one as well‚ around the interior are statues‚ scriptures‚ and other decor. From the tile to the walls‚ pillars and even the ceiling‚ the building has patterns‚ pictures and inscriptions. With a capacity of about 5‚000 people‚ this large Bhavan would be considered almost empty due to the lack
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STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST 1 (Prehistoric - Roman) FORMAT All questions will be multiple choice. Some will be accompanied by images while others will rely on your use of your knowledge without visual reference points. COVERAGE Visual Material: Selected from the works of art and architecture we have studied - see list below. These have all been discussed IN CLASS AS WELL AS IN THE TEXTBOOK or other readings. (If we do not cover all the works listed below in class‚ you will not be responsible for them on
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