Art of Ancient Egypt: Vocab

Question 1

What is a Ka Statue?

Answer 1

A type of portrait statue placed in the tomb of the deceased intended to serve as a home for the, “Ka” ( spirit or life-force) of the dead should anything happened to the mummified remains.

Key terms: Portrait statue, tomb of the deceased, Ka, “…should anything happen to the mummified remains.”

Question 2

What is the, “Ben-Ben stone”?

Answer 2

In Egyptian mythology, the mound arising from the primordial waters from which life emerged; associated with the scared pyramid- shaped stone kept in the Temple of Re of Heliopolis, and generally he capstone of an Egyptian Pyramid
Key terms: Capstone of an Egyptian Pyramid

Question 3

What is the Amarana Period? What piece is an example of the NEW stylization?

Answer 3

Period during the rule of Amenhotep IV Akhenaten (Modern Tell-el Amarana) and religious focused solely at Amen, the sun disk deity.
Example: Colossal portrait of Akhenaten (c.1353-1336 BCE)