AP Art History Unit 2 vocab

Ka

In ancient Egypt, the immortal life force (spirit)

Necropolis

Large burial area or cemetery; city of the dead

Osiris

Egyptian god of the dead

Re

Egyptian god of the sun

Hathor

Egyptian god of women, fertility and love

Horus

Egyptian god of kingship and the sky

Canopic jar

The container in which the organs of the deceased were placed for later burial with the mummy.

Nemes

In ancient Egypt, the linen headdress worn by the pharaoh with the uraeus cobra of kingship on the front.

Mastaba

Ancient Egyptian rectangular brick or stone structure with sloping sides

Axial plan

Plan where the parts of a building are arranged along a given axis.

Mortuary temple

In Egyptian architecture, a temple erected for the worship of the deceased pharaoh.

Shaft

The tall, cylindrical part of a column between the capital and the base.

Capital

The uppermost member of a column serving as the transition from the shaft to the lintel.

Pylon

Wide entrance gateway of an Egyptian temple, characterized by its sloping walls

Sunken relief

Type of relief sculpture where the design is no higher than the surface itself.

Clerestory

Windows that rise above the roofs of the other parts of the building

Hypostyle Hall

a hall with a roof supported by columns

Stele

Carved stone slab used to mark graves or commemorate historical events.