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Period Of Styles > Egyptian Architecture > Flashcards

Egyptian Architecture Flashcards

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Old kingdom

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2686-2134

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Middle kingdom

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1550-1070

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Pyramids

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S

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Corbeled

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Stone layer projecting further out than one beneath it

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Sphinxes

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Lion lady

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Obelisks

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Tall slender, 4-sided structure ending in a pyramid tip. Faces carved with dedicatory inscriptions.

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Axial plan

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Elements symmetrically arrayed around center.

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Hypostyle hall

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Large hall with a roof supported by a colomn

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Architraves

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Horizontal members right above column

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Lintel

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A member spanning the opening and carrying the weight of the wall above it.

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Monopodium

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Leg ending in one large animal paw. Rested on small blocks of wood. Thought to have disappeared into the straw matting that covered floors.

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Dais

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Platform

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13
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Mastaba

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Seating bench

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Coved seat

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Dipped,

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Double coved seat

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Dip can be seen from two sides.

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16
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Dished seat

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Simple carved stool

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Egyptian pillows

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Headrest on beds. Improved air circulation and protected hair dos.

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Raised relief

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Background is cutaway. Subject matter is raised

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Sunken relief

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Figures cut into surface, casting stronger shadows

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Plaster

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Paste made from cement, limestone, or gypsum that hardens when mixed with sand or water and dried.

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Gesso

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Plaster made from various elements to use as a covering to provide additional protection.

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Inlays

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Shaped pieces of one substance embedded in another

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Veneer

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Thin layer of material laid over a cheaper material to make it seem like an expensive material was used.

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Plywood

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Structural material now made by gluing sheets of veneer together

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Varnish

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Protective coating

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