01:082:105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: The Seated Scribe, Fourth Dynasty Of Egypt, Third Dynasty Of Egypt
23 Feb 2017
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Look like benches cavities/niches = relief sculptures = identifier & room for funeral offering. Step-pyramid of djoser; 3rd dynasty; 2650-2610 bc; saqqara. Earliest characteristics of what it meant to be a pharaoh. Geb & noot, fall in love, dad disapproves. Isis is a good magician but can"t bring osiris back together. Put osiris back together but not back to life. Site of ritual that takes place every 15 yrs. Pyramid complex at giza, old kingdom (4th dynasty) Goes through dark tunnel into courtyard & pyramid is in face. Dark or light, connected to upper or lower egypt. Intertwined = unification of upper & lower egypt. Falcon behind head = horus strength , stability, eternity. Menkaure, isis & hare nome; 2532-2510 bc (old kingdom) Isis - horns/ sun disk= how depict female god. Hare may represent city of people who payed for sculpture. The seated scribe; old kingdom (2620-2500 bce); painted limestone.
