AR101 Unit 2 Test Guide

Test Guide

The Palette of Narmer, Hierakonpolis, Early Dynastic Period, c. 2900 BCE. “Nar-mer” between Bat or Hather (bulls…?) Namer with white crown. Horus with head and papyrus plants.

Symbols of Egyptian kingship

upper/lower crowns,
nemes headdress, false beard, crook and flail

Canon of Proportions
• Proportion- In any composition, the
relationship between the parts to each
other and to the whole.
• Composite View

The great pyramids, Giza, Old Kingdom Egypt, C. 2575-2450 BCE. Section of Khufu’s pyramid, Gizeh Egypt 4th Dynasty (2500 BCE). 

Breakdown of the inside of the pyramid - 1. Silhouette with original facing stone

2. Thieves tunnel

3. entrance

4. grand gallery

5. king’s chamber

6. so-called queen’s chamber

7. false tomb chamber

8. relieving blocks

9. airshafts (?)

Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut (fig. 3-22), New
Kingdom Egypt, c. 1473 – 1458 BCE. Also known as the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. Deir el-bahri, Egypt (near the entrance of the valley of the kings). Ca. 1450 BCE. Rock-cut temple. Axial plan. Progressively restrictive