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8 Cards in this Set
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Victory Stele of Naram-sin
Akkadian c.2254 BC |
Firsts: 1) commemorative object for a specific event (defeat of the lullibi)
2) Landscape with human figures (Setting) 3) Sense of action and motion Uses Heiratic Scaling Has a Horned Helmet (Crown) Stars - his "celestial brothers" |
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Statue of Gudea
Neo-Sumerian c.2100 BC |
First "Blueprint"
First recorded dream - the gods asked him to build them temples made of Diorite - a very hard material carved with diamond and ruby tools mix of akkadian and sumerian styles |
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Stele of Hammurabi
Babylonian c. 1780 BC |
unified law code
carved onto steles in towns shows the king in the presence of Shamash, the sun god. he is the sun god because:1 he has cascading robes which sybolize a deity 2. his beard is a style reserved for deiities and kings 3. he is seated on a "ziggarut throne" 4. he has flames on his shoulders which signify divinity 5. he has a crown made of horns |
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Palette of Narmer
Egyptian c. 3000 BC |
Unification of Egypt shows the conquer of lower Egypt
Has Hattor, a god represented by a cow. Hattor represents sustenance for the earth. Hattor also carried the souls of the dead to the underworld. Lions with entwined necks forms a circle and represents becoming one. The enemy is shown nude which, therefore, dehumanized the enemy. |
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Stepped Pyramid of Djoser
Egyptian c. 2630 BC |
Beginning of movement of stone architecture
? labor |
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Seated statue of Khafre
Egyptian c. 2520 bc |
Shows no concern for anamatomical realism
Always shown in the prime of their life Always have similar bodies, but different face The lion's throne represents the lap of the great goddess. Falcon god behind the head |
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Seated scribe statue
Egyptian c. 2450 bc |
Realistic statue. Shows that man is upper class. Very attentive
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Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel
Egyptian c. 1290 bc |
Not a tomb, but a temple. Some still under water. Stood at entrance of Egypt on Nile River
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