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| needed a body to live in, either the mummified body of the deceased or, as a substitute, a sculpted likeness in the form of a statue. The Egyptians developed elaborate funerary practices to ensure that their deceased moved safely and effectively into the afterlife. |
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| piece-mold casting (p. 338) A casting technique in which the mold consists of several sections that are connected during the pouring of molten metal, usually bronze. After the cast form has hardened, the pieces of the mold are disassembled, leaving the completed object. |
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| all types of wares made from fired clay |
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| 3 dimensional image or design whose flat background surface is carved to certain depth |
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| writing with a wedge shape marks into wet clay with a stylus use by mesopatmiums |
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| a tall step tower of earthern materials often supports a shrine |
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| diffrent animals or figures shown in profile / shown frontally |
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| pictures writing words and ideas rendered in the form of pictorial symbols. |
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| god with the universe . religon all of gods . |
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| sky god falcon headed men |
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| god of embaling and cemntaries watch over dead |
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| loop cross everlasting life |
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| perserving and drying a dead body to prevent from rotting |
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| differences in size to indicate importance |
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| great house high rulers of egypt |
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| commincates with spiritual world , inscribes a question heats when cracked |
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| a mask with a dragon or animal like face common as a decorative motif in china |
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| earthnware clay based unglazed ceramic |
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| pottery forms on top of tombs kofun period cylinder |
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| a technique pf decoration which metal granles tiny metal balls are fused on a metal surface |
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| ornaments work of fine wire motifs |
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| set pieces of metal or materials into a surface to form a design |
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A metal technique in which
a black sulfur alloy is rubbed into fine lines engraved into metal (usually gold or silver). When heated, the alloy becomes fused
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| tholos (p. 100) A small, round building. Sometimes built underground, as, for example, with a Mycenaean tomb. |
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