ART 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Fourth Dynasty Of Egypt, Quartzite, Mastaba
Document Summary
The rosetta stone: three translations of a single passage. Palette of narmer, from hicrakonpolis: early dynasty period. We devid egyptian history into periods : old kingdom. Actually begins with 3rd or 4th dynasty. Known for the building go the great pyramids. Only the pharaoh gets into the after life: middle kingdom. Democratization of the afterlife (other people can get in too- but at a price: new kingdom. Trade with other regions- especially in africa (modern day ethiopia) Old kingdom: ka- the immortal human life force, mastaba- bench tomb. Small tunnel leading to the burial chambers: stepped pyramid- burial ground underneath. Limestone: pyramid- burial grounds underneath, great pyramids. Pyramid of khufu 450" high (originally 480": khafre, from giza. Gneiss, hight of 5"6 1/8 : sculpture of prince anotep and his wife, noiret. 21 high: ti watching a hippopotamus hunt. Middle kingdom: head of sensate iii. 17 3/4 x 13 1/2 x 17 : funerary stele of amenemhat i.
