HAA 0010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Diorite, Fourth Dynasty Of Egypt, Qin Shi Huang
20 Jan 2016
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In art, everything we see is a result of the artist"s choice o. For example, ankles in egyptian sculpture are often depicted as blocky or chunky-- this is done on purpose. Nile comes form upper egypt, which is south. Lower egypt is where the nile leads, which is north. Desert culture with the nile river flowing from south to the north o o. Egyptian gods are amalgamate, a mixture of human and animal. East of nile is associated with life, and west of nile is associated with death-- this is because of the passage of the sun. Egyptian religion founded on idea that soul remains semi-permanently o. Deification of dead pharaohs: creation of tombs and preservation of body and name of the deceased (mummification) Egyptian art is meant to be eternal in order to house souls in the afterlife. Pyramids mimic the pyramidal symbol of the sun god, ra o o. Khafre is the most well-conserved of the pyramids o.
