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ancient culture thrived 3000 BC, around the same time as the sumerians
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trapezoidal burial marker, which precursed the pyramids
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stacked mastabas, intermediate phase between mastaba and pyramids
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large, solid forms; pyramids, ziggurats
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rule of form, like a convention
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hard black stone
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hall with array of columns and high clerestory windows. as one walks through the hypostyle hall he experiences a spiritual change.
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entryway to a tomb, trapezoidal in shape
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square bottom, pyramidal top, tall structure
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painted on a wall in plaster, secco (dry) or buon (wet); egyptians used secco
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reign of Amenhotep, who tried to create a monotheism in Egypt. He led a movement in art, breaking away from the traditional canons.
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fancy nametag necklaces, used only for pharaohs at first, but later used by the common public.
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organ storage jars for the dead
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glass coating over metal (very sophisticated)
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| Examples of Egyptian Canon |
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Conceptual figure, heirarchal proportions, bodily proportions, representation of the pharaoh, multiple perspective
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