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477610913Ancient Egypt
477610914Early Dynastic Periodc. 3000 - 2600 BCE
477610915Palette of Narmer Early Dynastic Period 3000 - 2600 BCE Cairo, Egypt
477610916canon of proportionsa set of ideal mathematical ratios in art based on measurements of the human body
477610917composite posecombining different viewpoints within a single representation of of a subject
477610918Reconstruction of Djoser funerary complex
477610919Step Pyramid of King Djoser, Early Dynastic Period 3000 - 2600 BCE Saqqara, Egypt
477610920Old Kingdomc. 2600 - 2200 BCE
477610921Great Pyramids at Giza Old Kingdom 2600 - 2200 BCE Egypt
477610922Great Sphinx from the funerary complex of Khafre Old Kingdom 2600 - 2200 BCE Giza, Egypt
477610923Khafre Old Kingdom 2600 - 2200 BCE Egypt
477610924Menkaure and a Queen Old Kingdom 2600 - 2200 BCE Egypt
477610925Seated Scribe Old Kingdom 2600 - 2200 BCE Saqqara, Egypt
477610926Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt Old Kingdom 2600 - 2200 BCE Saqqara, Egypt
477610927New Kingdomc. 1500 - 1100 BCE
477610928Reconstruction, Great Temple of Amun New Kingdom 1500 - 1100 BCE Karnak, Egypt
477610929Papyriform and Bud Columns, Hypostyle Hall from the Great Temple of Amun New Kingdom 1500 - 1100 BCE Karnak, Egypt
477610930Hatshepsut Kneeling New Kingdom 1500 - 1100 BCE
477610931Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut New Kingdom 1500 - 1100 BCE Deir El-Bahri, Egypt
477610932Colossal Figure of Akhenaton New Kingdom 1500 - 1100 BCE
477610933Akhenaten and His Family New Kingdom 1500 - 1100 BCE Deir El-Bahri, Egypt
477610934Nefertiti New Kingdom 1500 - 1100 BCE
477610935Inner Coffin of Tutankhamun New Kingdom 1500 - 1100 BCE
477610936Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun New Kingdom 1500 - 1100 BCE Egypt
477610937Temple of Ramses II New Kingdom 1500 - 1100 BCE Abu Simbel, Egypt
477610938Queen Nefertari Making an Offering to Isis from the tomb of Nefertari New Kingdom 1500 - 1100 BCE Valley of the Queens, Egypt
477610939Judgement of Hunefer Before Osiris from the Book of the Dead New Kingdom 1500 - 1100 BCE
477610940hieratic scalean artistic convention in which greater size indicates greater importance
477610941necropolisa cemetery, lit. "city of the dead."
477610942mastabaan ancient Egyptian mudbrick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof
477610943step pyramida pyramid whose sides rise in a series of giant steps
477610944pyramida massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides
477610945kathe immortal human life force; soul
477610946pylonmonumental entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple
477610947valley templetemples built along the Nile by in which funerary rituals would be carried out
477610948hypostyle halla hall with a roof supported by columns
477610949post and lintel constructiona system of building in which a crosspiece, or lintel, spans the distance between two posts.
477610950celerestorythe upper part of a church consisting of windows
477610951sarcophagusa stone coffin usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions

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