ARTH 1510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Hatshepsut, Hypostyle, Soft Sculpture
19 Sep 2013
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Inlaid with glass and semi precious stones. The funerary complex of djoser, saqqara (2630-2575 bce) Imhotep who served as djoser"s prime minister was architect. It was first planned to be a mastaba but then decided to enlarge the complex. Looks like the ziggurat but has a different meaning and purpose. 92 ft. shaft into the ground where to tomb is kept. The great pyramids of giza, old kingdom (2575-2450 bce) The oldest and largest one belongs to khufu, khafre is slightly smaller and. The site is carefully planned to follow the sun"s east-west path. Three false passage ways protect the king from grave robbers. Combines animal and man (strength and intelligence) Dignity, calm and permanence are all feelings given off from this. Their bodies, merged with the stone, form a single unit. United by queens symbolic gesture of embrace. King depicted in egyptian ideal, young, nude to waist, fit, balanced pose.
