Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
3 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Palette of Marker |
3000-2920 BCE, Hierakonpolis, Egypt Predynastic. Marker, king of Upper Egypt, wears the crown of lower Egypt as he reviews the beheaded enemy bodies. Below, the intertwined animal necks may symbolize the unification of the two kingdoms. The palette presents the creation of the "Kingdom of the Two Lands" as a single great event. |
|
|
Menkaure & Khamerernebty |
2490-2472 BCE, from Biden Egypt, Fourth Dynasty. The double portrait of Menkaure and his wife displays the conventional postures used for statues designed as substitute homes for the ka. The frozen gestures signify the couple are married. |
|
|
Death Mask of Tutankhamen |
1323 BCE Thebes Egypt 18th Dynasty. Gold with inlay of semiprecious stones. The treasure in Tutankhamen's tomb include this mummy mask portraying the teenage pharoh with idealized features and wearing the traditional false beard and uraeus cobra headdress. It's and expression of power, pride and affluence. |
