Set: Chapter 3 - Ancient Egyptian Art

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egyptology the study of ancient Egypt and Egyptian antiquitie, as well as its geography
sphinx a mythological Egyptian beast with a lion body and a human head
palette a stone slab with a circular depression used for preparing makeup
necropolis "city of the dead"a large burial area or cemetary
fluting vertical channeling, roughly semicircular in cross-section, and used principally on columns and pilasters
nemes the linen headdress worn by the pharaoh
faience decorated, glazed earthenware
pharaoh the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
hieroglyphics a system of writing using symbols or pictures
mastaba an ancient Egyptian rectangular brick or stone structure with sloping sides erected over a subterranean tomb chamber connected with the outside by a shaft, an egaged column is a half column attached to a wall
column a verticle, weight-carrying archtectural member, circular in cross-section and consisting of a base, shaft, and capitals
capital the uppermost member of a column, serving as a transition from the shaft to the lintel
uraeus the royal cobra found on the nemes
canon a rule of proportions
hypostyle hall a hall with roof supported by columns
gold leaf gold beaten into an extremely thin sheet used for gilding
pyramid a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb
conceptual view shows all important parts, represents what is know to be true of the subject
optical view how something would actually stand in space, a random view of it

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Created January 21, 2007
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Nikki : conceptual view, optical view, rock-cut tombs, and Amarna period need definitions. please add them
LittleTomato : Changed heiroglyphics → a system of writing using symbols or pictures to hieroglyphics → a system of writing using symbols or pictures
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