Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Egypt
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Temples
Timelessness
Tombs
2490 BCE
650 BCE
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Palette of King Narmer, ca. 30002920 BCE Slate,
2 1 high
I. Predynastic
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Section (left), plan (center), and restored view
(right) of typical Egyptian mastaba tombs.
architecture of mass
ka statue
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Imhotep, Stepped Pyramid Mortuary Temple of
Djoser, Saqqara, ca. 26302611 BCE
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Restored plan (top) and view (bottom) of the
mortuary precinct of Djoser, Saqqara, ca.
26302611 BCE
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Entrance corridor to the mortuary precinct of
Djoser
engaged columns fluting
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Great Pyramids, Gizeh Pyramids of Menkaure, c.
24902472 BCE Khafre, c. 25202494 BCE Khufu,
c. 25512528 BCE
II. Old Kingdom
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benben stone
obelisk
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Model of the pyramid complex, Gizeh, 1. Pyramid
of Menkaure, 2. Pyramid of Khafre, 3. Mortuary
temple of Khafre, 4. Causeway, 5. Great Sphinx6.
Valley temple of Khafre, 7. Pyramid of Khufu, 8.
Pyramids of the royal family and mastabas of
nobles
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Great Sphinx (with Pyramid of Khafre in the
background at left), Gizeh, ca. 25202494 BCE.
Sandstone, approx. 65 high, 240 long
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Khafre, ca. 25202494 BCE, Diorite, approx. 5 6
high.
bilateral symmetry
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uraeus
nemes
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Menkaure and Queen Khamerernebty (?), ca.
24902472 BCE
canon of proportions
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Ka-Aper, from his mastaba at Saqqara, ca.
24502350 BCE
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Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt, relief in the
mastaba of Ti, Saqqara, ca. 24502350 BCE.
Painted limestone
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Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri, c.
14731458 BCE
III. New Kingdom
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Hatshepsut with Offering Jars, from the upper
court of her mortuary temple, Deir el-Bahri, ca.
14731458 BCE
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Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, ca. 12901224
BCE, 65 high
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Interior of the temple of Ramses II, pillar
statuesapprox. 32 high
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PylonTemple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt, ca. 23747 BCE
pylon
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Pylon Temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, ca. 12901224 BCE
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Pylon Temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, ca. 12901224 BCE
clerestory
hypostyle hall
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Pylon Temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, ca. 12901224 BCE
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Temple of Amen-Re, Hypostyle Hall
View upwards with closed open papyrus capitals
with clerestory window
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Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and 3Daughters, ca.
13531335 BCE.
IV. Amarna Period
sunken relief
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Akhenaton, from the temple of Aton, Karnak, ca.
13531335 BCE
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Akhenaton, ca. 13531335 BCE
Menkaure, ca. 2490 BCE
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Thutmose, Nefertiti, ca. 13531335 BCE
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Mentuemhet, ca. 650 BCE
Menkaure, ca. 2490 BCE