Define the term (as it pertains to Ancient Egyptian/Near East art and architecture) and provide an image of an Ancient Egyptian/Near East work of art or architecture that demonstrates each term.

Pick any 20 of the following key terms. Define the term (as it pertains to Ancient Egyptian/Near East art and architecture) and provide an image of an Ancient Egyptian/Near East work of art or architecture that demonstrates each term. Then label the image with identifying information: date, title, artist (when known), and current location. The location for an artwork is always either a museum, gallery, private collection, or if it’s tied to the land like a work of architecture, the city and state. Lastly, in 1 or 2 sentences, make sure to indicate how the artwork demonstrates the definition of this term. Do not use any artwork more than once. There are no revisions accepted for this assignment. Assignments in this class are no different than tests.
Key terms:

stele

hierarchic scale

ziggurats

Sumer

ancient Egypt

Old Kingdom

Akkadian

pictographs

alabaster

hieroglyphics

low relief

Osiris

Isis

Horus

Anubis

Ti watching a hippopotamus hunt

Upper Egypt

Lower Egypt

Persia

Stele of Hammurabi

Babylon

Funerary mask of Tutankhamun

Menkaure and his wife

monumental sculpture

hieroglyphic

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