ART 155 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Abu Simbel Temples, Hatshepsut, Diorite
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Pharaoh: common title of the monarchs of ancient egypt. Uraeus: a representation of a sacred serpent as an emblem of supreme power, worn on the headdresses of ancient egyptian deities and sovereigns. Idealized (idealization): the action of regarding or representing something as perfect or better than in reality/ worshipping. Amenhotep iii / akhenaton: feminine figure/ face, inbred so had epilepsy and sickle cell. Sun disk: used to show the sun god aton. Sunken relief: in which the carving is sunk below the level of the surrounding surface. Pyramid: large structure used as a tomb for pharaohs. Mastaba: means bench, rectangular structure, simple on outside, with chambers leading to underground chambers, has a few rooms for people to use. Hypostyle hall: place of many columns, forest of columns. Sphinx: mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. Colonnade: long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building.
