ART HIS 40A Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Red Pyramid, Dahshur, Myrrh
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Cyrus the great or cyrus the first consolidate persians and medes. Greek historian (440 bce) persia"s westward expansion towards greece successor darius i greece invaded twice, persian war. King darius (on throne) and son xerxes give audience, ca. 490 bce, wall relief now in tehran, iran capitals with double bull protomes, from top of column, now in louvre, paris lamassu and bull capitals, 6th-5th c. bce wall relief of king xerxes with royal parasol (ruled 485-465 bce) Palette of narmer, from hierakonpolis (nekhen), ca. 3000 bce made from greenish-gray siltstone, used for kohl (spf) rich of poor, all would have. Hathor bull horns, mother over all kings catfish + chisel = narmer. Mastaba arabic bench, shaft leads to burial chamber, outside built with sun- dried mud bricks. Stepped pyramid of djoser (imhotep) cut stones, one mastaba-like form atop another, larger scale previously covered in white limestone. Plan of king djoser"s complex, saqqara, by architect imhotep, ca.
