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Great Pyramids, Gizeh [Giza], Egypt, pyramid [funerary] complex, model.
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Title
Great
Pyramids
,
Gizeh
[Giza]
,
Egypt
,
pyramid
[funerary]
complex
,
model
.
Date
2551-2472 BCE?
Cultural Context
Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian
African
North African
Middle Eastern
Style/Period
Egyptian (ancient)
Old Kingdom (Egyptian)
Fourth Dynasty
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Complexes
Funerary buildings
Buildings
Tombs
Royal tombs
Pyramids (tombs or platforms)
Chamber tombs
Mastabas (tombs)
Burials
Memorials
Monuments
Mortuary temples
Temples
Religious buildings
Ceremonial structures
Exterior views
Exterior walls
Walls
Colossi
Sphinxes
Sculpture (visual work)
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Statues
Architectural elements
Causeways
Aerial views
Bird's-eye views
Bird's-eye perspectives
Models (representations)
Historical models
Reconstructions (visual works)
Subject
Architecture
Funerary facilities
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Pyramids
Death & burial
Monuments
Monuments & memorials
Temples
Buildings
Religious facilities
Walls
Sculpture
Sphinxes
Architectural elements
Causeways
Aerial views
Bird's-eye views
Models
Reconstructions
Conjectural works
Description
1)
Pyramid
of
Menkaure
,
2)
Pyramid
of
Khafre
,
3)
Mortuary
temple
of
Khafre
,
4)
Causeway
,
5)
Great
Sphinx
,
6)
Valley
temple
of
Khafre
,
7)
Pyramid
of
Khufu
,
8)
Pyramids
of the
royal
family
and
mastabas
of
nobles
; "From the
remains
surrounding
the
Pyramid
of
Khafre
at
Gizeh
,
archaeologists
have been
able
to
reconstruct
an
entire
funerary
complex
. The
complex
included
the
pyramid
itself
with the
pharaoh's
burial
chamber
; the
mortuary
temple
adjoining
the
pyramid
on the
east
side
,
where
offerings
were
made
to the
dead
king
,
ceremonies
performed
, and
cloth
,
food
, and
ceremonial
vessels
stored
; the
covered
causeway
, or
raised
corridor
,
whose
walls
were
decorated
with
painted
reliefs
; and the
valley
temple
at the
edge
of the
floodplain
.
According
to
one
theory
, the
complex
served
not
only
as the
king's
tomb
and
temple
but also as his
palace
in the
afterlife
.
[…]
Beside
the
causeway
and
dominating
the
valley
temple
of
Khafre
rises
the
Great
Sphinx
.
Carved
from a
spur
of
rock
in an
ancient
quarr
Location Depicted
Giza (Egypt)
Gizeh (Egypt)
Jizah (Egypt)
Egypt
Work Type
Architecture
Complexes
Pyramids
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Monuments
Monuments & memorials
Temples
Religious facilities
Buildings
Models
Reconstructions
Repository
Harvard University, Semitic Museum (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Source
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 12th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005. (fig.3-10, p.64)
Rights
Photo credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Harvard University Semitic Museum.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
824-20.jpg
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