Ancient Egyptian Art Flashcards
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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 |