Egyptian Art History Final
archaism
A style that is out of date in the common speech of an era, but still deliberately used by an artist for artistic purposes
Cartonnage
material consisting of linen or papyrus glued together in many thicknesses and usually coated with stucco.
Horpakhered (Harpocrates)
name means "Horus the Child"
Iunmutef
one manifestation of the god Horus, operating as his father's ritual provider
Was septer
represents dominion
cippus
small column used to mark burial location
Ba
spirit, represented as a bird
sarcophagus
stone, outermost coffin layer
God's Wife
the highest-ranking priestess of the Amun cult; the title is first attested in the Middle Kingdom, its full political potential was not realized until the advent of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Bes
the short and fat god- He was very popular as he guarded children from evil spirits. He enjoyed singing and dancing; aka god of family.
Screen Wall
thin separation wall supporting nothing but itself
Modius
type of flat-topped cylindrical headdress or crown found in ancient Egyptian art and art of the Greco-Roman world. ... is worn by certain deities, including Mut, Eleusinian deities
Shendyt
type of royal kilt
Rempet
word for year
Djed
hieroglyph for endurance/stability
Sa
hieroglyph for protection, especially divine protection
Ammit
Devourer of souls
Heh
hyroglyph/symbol for one million
Thutmoside
Sculpture style associated with thutmose kings in middle 18th dynasty
Qualities of 25th dynasty
Tombs with lots of writing, white backgrounds wings in the headress, no hands or limbs very visible
Qualities of 21st dynasty
Tombs with yellow background, not a lot of negative space, more a focus on fitting a lot of gods instead to f having a specific set of gods, only hands visible
Nome
a city or legion of Egypt, what make up the country
Qersu
a fenced area (mostly situated in the temple precincts) reserved for the performance of cultic and magical rituals demanding the highest secrecy; ("burial" and associated words) is usually written with a hieroglyph of a coffin with a rounded top
Tyet
a magic knot that is often called the Knot of Isis
Evolution of Egyptian funerary art
coffins: place for deceased, seen as the womb of goddess nut, rebirth, protection when passing to the afterlife Eighteenth dynasty- scenes of deceased w/ offerings and praising underworld gods (Osiris), sons of Horus the standard Ex. The coffin of an unnamed man, sons of Horus and Anubis present Overtime worshipping became less popular, just deceased worshipping Third Intermediate: Ra-Horakty (ra/horus) often the god of choice, reference to the solar aspect of life Ex. Ra-Horakty in funerary stela of deniuenkhons Ptolemaic period: both underworld and solar gods Ex. Wrapped mummy with cartonnage trappings, moves from sky to underworld
Fecundity
figures that are personifications of natural occurrences, like the nile or flooding of the Nile, represent fertility (not just pregnancy fertility)