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ARH2050 chapters 3,4
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
02/09/2011

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palette of king narmer
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3,000 bce Egyptian
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khafre enthroned
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2520 bce, Egyptian
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mankaure and khamerenebty
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2500 bce, Egyptian
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seated scribe
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2500 bce Egyptian
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mortuary temple of hatshepsut
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1473 bce Egyptian
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fowling scene from tomb of nebamun
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1400 bce Egyptian
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akhenaton, nertiti, and three daughters
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1353 bce Egyptian
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painted chest from tomb of tutankhamen
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1333 bce Egyptian
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scroll of Hu- Nefer
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1300 bce, Egyptian
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amen
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king of all gods, originally god of fertility
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re
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sun god
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horus
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falcon god, creator and protector
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hathor
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goddess of joy, motherhood, sky god also
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anubis
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god of death
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maat
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goddess of harmony
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osiris
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god of underworld
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isis
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goddess of magic
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book of dead
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funerary text, burried with deceased
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nemes
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stripped head clothe worn by pharaohs
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amarna
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ancient akhentaten
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Figurine of a women
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2500 bce, cycladic
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bull leaping
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1450 Minoin
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marine style octopus jar
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1500 bce minoin
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snake goddess
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1600 bce minoin
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harvesters vase
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1500 bce minoan
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treasury of atreus
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133 bce mycenaen
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inlaided dagger blade
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1500 bce mycenaen
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warriors vase
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1200 bce mycenaen
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ashlar masonary
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carefully cut and regulary shaped blocks fitted together without mortar
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post lintel system
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system construction in which 2 posts support a lintel
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cyclopean masonary
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huge roughly cut stone blocks forming massive fortification walls of tiryns
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relieving triangle
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triangular opening above lintel
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dromos
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passage leading to a tholos tomb
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tholos
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temple with circular plan
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corbeled
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stone or brick pilled inwards to meet to create and arch
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meagron
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large recpetion hall and throne room in mycenaen palace
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aniconic
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without religious figures/icons
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niello
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black metallic alloy
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repousse
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formed in relife , beating metal plate from back, leaving impression on face
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apotropaic
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having power to avert evil influences or bad luck
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