Ancient Art

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  1. 2. Containers used to hold the internal organs of a mummy.
  2. 6. A massive, tiered platform made of sun-dried bricks, built to support a temple.
  3. 7. A small, carved stone tube rolled over wet clay to leave a unique signature or design.
  4. 9. Illustrated papyrus scrolls placed in tombs containing spells to help the deceased navigate the afterlife.
  5. 10. The primary materials for jewelry and funerary masks, symbolizing the sun, the gods, and the heavens.
  6. 12. A colossal protector deity featuring a human head, a winged bull or lion body, and five legs (to look standing from the front and walking from the side).
  7. 13. Massive architectural sites (like the Valley of the Kings) designed specifically to house art and treasures for the dead.
  8. 14. Pharaohs were almost always depicted as young, fit, and powerful, regardless of their actual age or health.
  9. 16. A material prepared from the pithy stem of a water plant, used as a surface for writing and painting.
  10. 18. An oval frame surrounding hieroglyphs that spell out a royal name.
  11. 20. A flat-topped, rectangular tomb that served as the precursor to the pyramids.
  12. 22. A strict grid system used to ensure every human figure was drawn with the exact same proportions for 3,000 years.
  13. 24. A technique of carving into a surface (like a cylinder seal) so that when pressed into clay, it leaves a raised impression.
  14. 25. A stone coffin, typically adorned with sculpture or inscriptions, intended to protect the body.
  15. 26. An artistic convention where the size of a figure indicates their importance (e.g., a Pharaoh is larger than his servants).
  16. 27. Depicting the human figure with the head and legs in profile, while the eye and torso face forward.
  17. 29. A tall, four-sided, tapering stone pillar topped with a pyramid shape.
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  1. 1. Horizontal bands used to organize a story or scene in wall paintings and reliefs.
  2. 3. The wedge-shaped writing system used in Mesopotamia, often found on clay tablets and stone monuments.
  3. 4. A fascination with powerful composite creatures,
  4. 5. Low-relief carving where the figures project only slightly from the background (common in Assyrian palace walls).
  5. 8. A deep-blue semi-precious stone highly prized for inlay work, such as on the Standard of Ur.
  6. 10. Bricks painted with a glass-like coating and fired, famously used for the bright blue Ishtar Gate.
  7. 11. was a likeness of a person’s face created after their death to preserve their features and ensure their soul could recognize their body in the afterlife.
  8. 15. Frequent use of the Ankh (life), the Scarab (rebirth), and the Solar Disk (the god Ra).
  9. 17. An upright stone slab used as a monument, often carved with laws (like the Code of Hammurabi) or battle victories.
  10. 19. were specialized funerary containers used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process to store and preserve the internal organs for the afterlife.
  11. 21. The "life force" or soul; statues were created as a backup home for the Ka if the mummy was destroyed.
  12. 23. Small limestone statues with wide, staring eyes placed in temples to represent a person continually praying to the gods.
  13. 28. A glazed, non-clay ceramic (usually blue or green) used for jewelry and small figurines like shabtis.