CHAPTER THREE: PHARAOHS AND THE AFTERLIFE
                   THE ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT
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On the left is an Egyptian sculpture and on the right is a Sumerian, Near Eastern sculpture..  Compare and contrast them with the list below.
                                                             
Sculpture:
                                                             Stance/presentation
                                                             Proportion
                                                             Anatomical detail/correctness
                                                             Movement/gesture
                                                             Facial expression
                                                             Purpose/function/context
                                                             Meaning/content
Left image:                                                                                         Right image:
Name of work of art: ________________________ Name of work of art:___________________________
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Material/Technique:______________________          Material/Technique___________________________
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Difference #1___________________________            Difference #1_______________________________
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Difference #2____________________________           Difference #2_______________________________
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Difference #3_____________________________       Differenece#3________________________________
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Difference #4____________________________            Difference#4_______________________________
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Vocabulary:
Ka   hierarchal   Imhotep  hieroglyph  canon of proportion  convention vs. innovation  obelisk  sarcophagus  Amarna period    Akhenaton    monotheism   iconoclast

Architectural Vocabulary - Building Techniques: cardinal points of the compass   axis
  Pyrmaids:  mastaba  stone courses   valley temple  mortuary temple  causeway  sphinx
                    corbelled arch / corbelling
  Temples:    clerestory   hypostyle hall   colonnade   pylon  engaged columns  post and lintel    
                    construction    plan/elevation in architectural renderings
Scultprue:    negative relief/positive relief   bisymmetrical   diorite   granite   slate   atlantids
Painting:      fresco secco technique of wall painting   twisted perspective   hierarchal ordering
Name:________________________