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5421566732Narmer PalettePre-dynastic Form- relief sculpted, Greywacke, split into registers Function- palettes were generally flat, minimally decorated stone objects used for grinding and mixing minerals for cosmetics. Content- The lowest register on both sides include images of dead foes, while both uppermost registers display hybrid human-bull heads and the name of the king Context- Period of unification of kingdoms, the king and the sun0
5421570129Seated scribeOld kingdom Form- Naturalistic for lower status, limestone/clay with red ochre; visual illusion with eyes; triangular theme (unique to Egyptian art) Function- display elite scribe Content-holding papyrus and stylus (lost); dressed in scribal attire (white skirt); cross-legged; obesity portrays elite lifestyle Context-transition from 4th to 5th dynasties in Egypt; in tomb of Saqqura1
5421577150Great PyramidsOld kingdom Form-square pyramids, erosion wear; triangles=sun's rays; Interior=stacked bricks/Exterior=angled/polished for pyramid shape; boat pits; granite and limestone Function-burial place & display of pharoh's relationship to society and divinity; basically worship to the pharohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaura; funerary procession with boats Content-west of the Nile river (deceased, spiritual realm); causeways leading to other pyramids; mortuary temples Context-Three pyramids for Old/Middle/New Egypt kingdoms of Khufu/Khafre/Menkaura2
5421579408King Menkaure and QueenOld kingdom Form- Graywacke Function- Ensure rebirth for the king in the Afterlife. Content- King Menkure and Queen stride foward with their left foot Context- Ancient Egypt old kingdom3
5421582836Ti watching a hippopotamus huntOld kingdom Form- Panted in relief in Mastaba, low relief on stone Function- funerary Content- Ti watching a hippo hunt Context-narrative4
5421585667Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle HallNew Kingdom Form- Rockcut building, narrow passages, sunken relief Function- largest religious complexes in the world, honor Amun-re Content- The main temple of Amun-Re had two axes—one that went north/south and the other that extended east/west, lions on front, gates called pylons Context- Thebes, metropolis of Egypt5
5421590658Mortuary Temple of HatshepsutNew kingdom Form- Semmut architecture, frontal, rectangular Function- Honor Hatshepsut as a pharaoh and goddess Content- Tons of statues of Hatshepsut, gardens Context- Ptomos II (Hatshepsut's husband) passed away, had to take over throne; Ptomos III attempted to eradicate Hatsheput's legacy, little remains of her rule, Deir al Bahri6
5421595091Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters Portrait of NefertitiAmarna period Form- Curvature, sunken relief, limestone, composite, hierarchy of scale, different artistic style Function- Family portrait, worship god Aten Content- Akhenaton and wife and three daughters Context- Amarna period, non-conventional era7
5421597980Tutankhamen's tomb and innermost coffinNew kingdom Form- Frontal, gold, three layers Function- funerary for King tut, worship, shows King's divine face in afterlife Content- Holds crook and flail, thick layer of anointed liquid, traditional Egyptian art, false beard Context-nine yr old ruler, ruled for 10 yrs.8
5421601807Last Judgement of Hu-NeferPost Amarna Form- Composite, drawn on papyrus, stylistic Function- narrate last judgment of a scribe Content- mix of art and hieroglyphs Context- 19th dynasty9
5421604766Pre-dynastic3000 BCE10
5421605706Old kingdom3000 BCE11
5421607973Middle kingdom2000 BCE12
5421608880New kingdom160 BCE13
5421610072Amarna period1350 BCE14

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