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| Palette Narmer -Made of Slate; 25 inches tall. -Both men and women wore eyeliner b/c it was a symbol of wealth and status. It also kept light from their eyes and they believed it provided a protective barrier from sickness. |
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| Funerary Complex of Djoser -2618-2662 B.C. -Looks like stairs to heaven. -Pharaoh was the only one with a "Temple Recommend". He knew the signs and tokens of the priesthood. -Pharaoh was sell taken care of b/c he was the people's ticket to heaven. |
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| Great Pyramids, Khufu. -2601-2578 B.C. -Only surviving example of 7 wonders of the ancient world. -little over 13 acres of rock. -Damage is because the fault of men; the facing stones were used to build Cairo. -Royal chambers were plundered in broad daylight by priests. -Burial chambers covered with hieroglyphs but Khufu's is not. -Pyramids are never built in isolation. |
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| Great Sphinx -2570-2544 B.C. -Egypt's largest, and one of the oldest, statues. -7 stories high and 200 feet long. -btwn paws it is an outdoor chapel. -Tut Moses was not in line for the throne when he fell asleep btwn the sphinx's paws and had a dream to restore the Sphinx. Then he became pharaoh. -Sphinx head is to small for its body, there was a re-carving. it is much older tan originally believed. -Believed that it was originally the head of Egyptus. |
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| Hippopotamus Hunt, Tomb of Ti -2510-2460 B.C. -Top was brightly painted -Landscape is always floating in the air because so that it wouldn't be a distraction from the main person/scene. |
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| Paintings from Tomb of Nebamun -1400 B.C. -Landscape is in the air. |
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| Akhenaton -1348 B.C. -Egyptian art goes through a significant change. -His symbol is a sun disk. -His culture did not survive after his death, it was abandoned and destroyed. |
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| Idol "Folded Arm Figure" -2500-2200 B.C. -Were mostly women, rarely men. -found in burial sites which suggests they're for religious practices. - |
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| Bull Leapers Fresco -1550-1450 B.C. -Ver similar to Egyptian and Mayan art. -Bull is Minoan b/c of fluid contour lines. -Bull charges, you grab its horns, do a flip off the back and land back on your feet. -Ritual/ Religious or entertainment? |
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| Harvester Vase -1650-1450 B.C. -Th artist focused on anatomical structure of the human body. -the people are going to the fields to harvest. |
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| Octopus Vase -1500 B.C. -Implies sense of motion b/c of tentacles. -The Minoans have a joy of life. -Vase is Marine style, that is Minoan. |
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| Vaphio Cups -1650-1450 B.C. -Made of pure gold. -The best example of Minoan art. -It has the image of a bull on it, the Minoans liked bulls. -Also has an olive tree. |
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