ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER and tombs nd pyramids Flashcards
Ornaments:
- _________ (Symbol for Lower Egypt and Fertility)
Papyrus
Ornaments:
- ______(Symbol for Upper Egypt and Fertility)
Lotus
- ____ (Fertility)
Palm (Fertility)
___________ are indicative of plant stems gathered at the base with
capitals derived from the lotus bud, papyrus flower and the
palm.
Columns
3 Types of Ornamentation:
1.___________ _____
2. ________
3. _______
3 Types of Ornamentation:
1.Geometric Forms
2.Animals
3.Plants
The belief in existence beyond death resulted in sepulchral
architecture of utmost impressiveness and permanence.
TOMB ARCHITECTURE
______ _________is a broad pit below ground covered with a
rectangular flat mound with sides sloping at 75 degrees. The
word mastaba is an Arabic word meaning “bench of mud”.
Heavy stones (________) are dropped through the slots to
seal the chamber.
Royal Mastaba
Heavy stones (portcullises) are dropped through the slots to
seal the chamber.
Parts of a Mastaba:
a. _______ is a room for the statue of the deceased.
Serdab
Parts of a Mastaba:
a. _______ is a room for the statue of the deceased.
Serdab
Parts of a Mastaba:
b. _______ room with _____ (name of the deceased inscribed
on it).
Offering room with stele (name of the deceased inscribed
on it).
Parts of a Mastaba:
c. _____ ______ (slot for portcullises)
Tomb shaft (slot for portcullises)
Parts of a Mastaba:
d. _____ __________
Parts of a Mastaba:
d. Tomb chamber
_________ is a series of successively smaller mastabas
one atop of another.
Step Pyramid
Ex: Step Pyramid of _______ by ________ is the world’s first
large scale monument in stone with no free-standing columns.
It was originally clad in polished white limestone.
Ex: Step Pyramid of Djozer by Imhotep is the world’s first
large scale monument in stone with no free-standing columns.
It was originally clad in polished white limestone.
_____ __________ was originally planned as a true pyramid, but
the corners were built on unstable ground and the walls of the
burial chambers inside began to crack and shift inward. Of
necessity, the building’s geometry was altered at a point just
above half its height. The angle of incline was decreased from 54º 31’ 13’’ to 43º 21’which gives it a unique and distinctive
shape.
Bent Pyramid
