ARHS 1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Praxiteles, Old Kingdom Of Egypt, Gypsum
13 Sep 2016
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Able to explore why humans portray the human body the way they do. King narmer- unified upper and lower egypt, illustrated in tablets. King narmer dominates imagery, in process of executing person in front of him. Crown on king narmer"s head symbolizes upper egypt. King narmer"s name written in top middle of stone. Shows king"s power and dominance over people below. 2nd section- king narmer flanked by servants, wearing red crown to symbolize lower. 3rd section- 2 cats with elongated necks, indention between cats necks is indented to hold coal. 4th section- bull over human- narmer"s power over enemy and in general. 5. 19 opening of the mouth ceremony, from the book of the dead of hunefer. Hieroglyphics and human form both send a message. Nebamum on a boat with his wife and one of his children. Frescoe- images are used to create on the tomb wall with a prepared surface.
