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( 2ND GRADING)
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EGYPT- one of the great civilizations emerged about3000 years B.C.
Belief in afterlife was an important feature in
religion and art. ARCHITECTURE
Was made of granite, sandstones and limestone,.Erected because of the great power given to priest and
rulers. Secure and impenetratable
Plans are symmetrical,roofs are supported bycolonnaded (series of columns) aisles
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are impressive with double pylons
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- colossal figures of the pharaohs
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. o e s s- a s one p aruse as a monument
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Hieroglyphics- - a form of picture writing. Uses pictures with differentwords, actions ,or ideas.
Were chiseled on a stone surfaces were reserved for writing on buildings
and tombs.
Comes from 2 Greek words hieros meaning sacred, and glypheinmeaning to carve
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USE OF POST AND LINTEL SYSTEM
post-and-lintel system, in building construction, a system
in which two upright members, the posts, hold up a thirdmember, the lintel, laid horizontally across their top
surfaces.
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USE OF COLUMNS WITH LOTUS AND PAPYRUS MOTIFS
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PYRAMID- an architectural wonder and the oldest stone building
in the world . It was built without the use of cranes,pulleys,or
lifting tackle .
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1. Monument of Khufu- was the largest and known as theGreat Pyramid.Height is 480 ft. tall,13 acres (5.3 hectares) base,750 ft.
side(230 m), built about 2.3 million blocks of stones weighing
2.5 tons each..Some 15 tons and 50 tons roof slabs of its
chamber
2. Monument of KHAFRE- this pyramid was only 10 ft. (3m)lowers than his fatherS tomb
3. MONUMENT OF MENKAURE- much more smaller ,rose to218 ft.(66 m)
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PAINTINGS- Show mythological representations and scenes
of everyday activities. Was first found on the walls of thepharaohs tombs. Ex. Harvesting
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THE BANQUET- is a part of a wall painting from THEBES
,dated 1400 BC
- It shows nobles of the noble court, and their wives
receiving attention from slaves.
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*BOOK OF THE DEAD- a collection offunerary texts , hymns, prayers and magic
formulas to guide the soul on its
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FRONTALISM- means that the head of the character is alwaysdrawn in profile ,while the body is seen from the front.
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SCULPTURES- includes figures or statues representing kings ,
armies, servants and various animals
Was meant to a timeless image, intended to convey the
essence of a person depicted,the Immobile on features and
always frontal in pose (cubic)
re was no need to complete in the round 2 Purposes of relief sculptures1. On the walls-serves to glorify king
2. In the tombs- provided with the things it would need through
eternity
Relief from Tomb of Ti: This low relief scene of everyday lifecomes from the tomb of Ti at Saqqarah. It was carved between
2494-2345 BCE. (Photo Credit : TWho's Who of Egyptian people,
queens and family: Ti
Ti, who was known as Tiy in some records, was an official during the
5th Dynasty
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A seated stone) of Khafre,
builder of the second largestpyramid at Giza, embodies allthe qualities that makeEgyptian royal sculpturememorable
STATUE OF KHAFRE
The king sits on a throne decoratedwith an emblem of the united lands,with his hands on his knees, headerect, and eyes gazing into thedistance. A falcon of the god Horusbehind his head symbolizes that he isthe living Horus, one with the gods.
All parts of the diorite statue areunified and balanced, creating a potentimage of divine kingship
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