Ancient Egyptian Art Flashcards

1111870328	Rosetta Stone	was used by scholars to translate Egyptian Hieroglyphics from Ancient Greece	0
1111870329	Palette of Narmer	Holds eye makeup used to shield the eyes from the sun. Commemorates the joining of Upper and Lower Egypt by King Narmer	1
1111870330	Djoser's Step Pyramid	built before the Great Pyramids by the architect Imhotep	2
1111870331	Great Pyramids		3
1111870332	Sphinx		4
1111907824	Seated Khafre		5
1111907825	Menkaure and his Wife		6
1111907826	Seated Scribe		7
1111907827	Queen Hatshepsut's Funerary Temple	This structure was built in direct alignment with the older and more established Temple of Amun-Re at Carnak.	8
1111907828	Statues of Queen Hatshepsut	Despite being a woman, this pharaoh had herself portrayed as a man with a beard in statues. These statues, many of which were located at her funerary temple, were eventually defaced because later Egyptians resented the fact that a woman ruled as pharaoh	9
1111947175	Bust of Akenaton	This pharaoh worshiped only one god, Aten.	10
1111947176	Bust of Nefertiti	Wife of Akenaton	11
1111947178	Death Mask of Tutankhamun	son of Akenaton, forced to bring back polytheism	12
1111947179	Temple of Ramses II		13
1111947181	Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer		14
1111947183	Temple of Horus	The façade of this temple depicts Horus and Hathor witnessing an oversized King Ptolemy XIII striking down undesired enemies. Ptolemy XIII was Cleopatra's brother. The Ptolemys were descendent of Alexander the Great's general, Ptolemy.	15