Middle Kingdom Egypt Flashcards
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Lady Sennuwy, Kerma
more curvy
similar statuary
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Fragmentary head of Senusret III
The king’s brooding expression reflects the mood of the time and contrasts sharply with the impassive faces of Old Kingdom pharaohs
more realism
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Tomb of Khnumhotep II
instead of pyramids, hidden cave tombs were made
Hollowed out of the cliffs, these tombs often have a shallow columnar porch, which leads into a columned hall and burial chamber
Beni Hasan
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Interior hall of the rock-cut tomb of Amenemhet (tomb 2)
columns do not actually hold weight
carved the columnar hall of Amenemhet’s tomb out of the living rock, which explains the suspended broken column at the rear.
The shafts have flutes, a form that Greek architects later emulated
