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  1. Boundless Lecture Slides Available on the Boundless Teaching Platform Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  2. Using Boundless Presentations Boundless Teaching Platform Boundless empowers educators to engage their students with affordable, customizable textbooks and intuitive teaching tools. The free Boundless Teaching Platform gives educators the ability to customize textbooks in more than 20 subjects that align to hundreds of popular titles. Get started by using high quality Boundless books, or make switching to our platform easier by building from Boundless content pre-organized to match the assigned textbook. This platform gives educators the tools they need to assign readings and assessments, monitor student activity, and lead their classes with pre-made teaching resources. Get started now at: • The Appendix The appendix is for you to use to add depth and breadth to your lectures. You can simply drag and drop slides from the appendix into the main presentation to make for a richer lecture experience. http://boundless.com/teaching-platform • Free to edit, share, and copy Feel free to edit, share, and make as many copies of the Boundless presentations as you like. We encourage you to take these presentations and make them your own. If you have any questions or problems please email: educators@boundless.com Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

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  4. Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Art Ancient Egyptian Art The Early Dynastic Period The Old Kingdom The Middle Kingdom ] The New Kingdom Ancient Egyptian Art Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  5. Late Egyptian Art Ancient Egyptian Art(continued) ] Ancient Egyptian Art Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  6. Ancient Egyptian Art > Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Art Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Art • Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Art Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/art-history/textbooks/boundless-art-history-textbook/ancient-egyptian-art-4/introduction-to-ancient-egyptian-art-53/

  7. Ancient Egyptian Art > The Early Dynastic Period The Early Dynastic Period • Art in the Early Dynastic Period • Architecture of the Early Dynastic Period • Painting of the Early Dynastic Period • Sculpture of the Early Dynastic Period Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/art-history/textbooks/boundless-art-history-textbook/ancient-egyptian-art-4/the-early-dynastic-period-54/

  8. Ancient Egyptian Art > The Old Kingdom The Old Kingdom • The Pyramids of the Old Kingdom • Sculpture of the Old Kingdom Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/art-history/textbooks/boundless-art-history-textbook/ancient-egyptian-art-4/the-old-kingdom-55/

  9. Ancient Egyptian Art > The Middle Kingdom The Middle Kingdom • Sculpture of the Middle Kingdom • Tombs of the Middle Kingdom • Stelae of the Middle Kingdom • Architecture of the Middle Kingdom Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/art-history/textbooks/boundless-art-history-textbook/ancient-egyptian-art-4/the-middle-kingdom-56/

  10. Ancient Egyptian Art > The New Kingdom The New Kingdom • Architecture of the New Kingdom • The Book of the Dead • Sculpture of the New Kingdom • Painting of the New Kingdom Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/art-history/textbooks/boundless-art-history-textbook/ancient-egyptian-art-4/the-new-kingdom-57/

  11. Ancient Egyptian Art > Late Egyptian Art Late Egyptian Art • Late Egyptian Art • Art and Architecture in the Kingdom of Kush • Egyptian Art After Alexander the Great Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/art-history/textbooks/boundless-art-history-textbook/ancient-egyptian-art-4/late-egyptian-art-58/

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  13. Ancient Egyptian Art Key terms • Alexander the GreatAlexander the Great was a king of Macedon, a state in northern ancient Greece. Born in Pella in 356 BCE, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until the age of 16. By the age of 30, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas. He was undefeated in battle and is considered one of history's most successful commanders. • Ancient EgyptA civilization that existed in the valley of the Nile River from 3150 BC to 30 BC. Noted for building the Great Pyramids of Giza. • AtenThe supreme sun disk that assumed the apex of the Egyptian pantheon under Akhenaten's religious reforms. • burial goodsItems included in tombs that were thought to be necessary in the afterlife, from everyday objects to jewelry and valuables. • deifiedTo be treated as worthy of worship, or regarded as a god. • Early Dynastic PeriodThe period in Egyptian history immediately following the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt, c. 3100 BC; generally taken to include the First and Second Dynasties. • friezeAny sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. • funeraryOf or relating to the interment or commemoration of the dead. • funerary artAny work of art forming, or placed in, a repository for the remains of the dead (such as a tomb). • HellenicReferring to the ancient Greek world. • hieraticA writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs. • hieratic scaleA manner of depicting figures' sizes as relative to their importance. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  14. Ancient Egyptian Art • hieroglyphAn element of an Egyptian writing system. • hypostyle hallA structure in which a roof is supported by columns. • Ka statueA type of ancient Egyptian statue intended to provide a resting place for the ka, or spirit, of the person after death. The ancient Egyptians believed the ka (or life-force), along with the physical body, the name, the ba (personality or soul), and the šwt (shadow) made up the five aspects of a person. • Ka statueA type of ancient Egyptian statue intended to provide a resting place for the ka, or spirit, of the person after death. The ancient Egyptians believed the ka (or life-force), along with the physical body, name, ba (personality or soul), and šwt (shadow) made up the five aspects of a person. • Late PeriodThe time of Ancient Egypt between the Third Intermediate Period until the conquest by Alexander the Great, from 664 BCE until 332 BCE; often regarded as the last gasp of the Egyptian culture. • limestoneAn abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments, primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. • lintelA structural horizontal block that spans the space or opening between two vertical supports. • mastabaA rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient Egyptian times above tombs that were situated on flat land. • mastabaA rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient Egyptian times above tombs that were situated on flat land. • Middle KingdomEgypt in the Twelfth and Thirteenth dynasties, between 2055 BC and 1650 BC. • monolithA large single block of stone used in architecture and sculpture. • obeliskA tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  15. Ancient Egyptian Art • ochreAn earth pigment containing silica, aluminum, and ferric oxide. • OsirisThe god of the underworld and husband of the goddess Isis in the Egyptian pantheon. He is usually depicted with green skin and wrapped in a mummy's linen. • papyrusA material similar to paper made from the Cyperus papyrus plant. • pictographs (hieroglyphics)An ideogram that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object; often used in writing and graphic systems. • pylonA gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple. • pyramidAn ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica. • pyramidAn ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica. • Pyramid TextA collection of spells to protect the pharaoh from harm in the afterlife. • Pyramid TextsA collection of spells to assure the resurrection of the deceased and protect the Pharaoh from various malignant influences. • quarryTo obtain (mine) stone from an excavation pit, usually by blasting, cutting, or digging. • reliefA type of artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background. • reliefA type of artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  16. Ancient Egyptian Art • reliefA type of artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background. • sarcophagusA stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture. • shabtiA figurine placed in tombs to act as servants for the deceased in the afterlife. • sphinxA creature with the head of a human and the body of an animal (commonly a lion). • stelaeStone or wooden slabs, generally taller than they are wide, often erected for funerals commemorative purposes and decorated with images or text. • sunk reliefA type of artwork in which an image is made by cutting the relief sculpture itself into a flat surface. • tenonA projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame. • wadiA valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

  17. Ancient Egyptian Art Colossal statues of Ramses II outside of Abu Simbel This famous work depicts four repeating statues of Ramses II, following the tradition of deifying pharaohs. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."Ancient Egypt-Antico Egitto-Abu Simbel-Ramses II-DSC00534."GNU FDLhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_Egypt-Antico_Egitto-Abu_Simbel-Ramses_II-DSC00534.JPGView on Boundless.com

  18. Ancient Egyptian Art Relief portrait of Akhenaten (c. 1345BCE) Akhenatenrepresented in the typical Amarna period style. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."345px-ReliefPortraitOfAkhenaten01.png."GNU FDLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ReliefPortraitOfAkhenaten01.pngView on Boundless.com

  19. Ancient Egyptian Art Wall painting of Nefertari Egyptian paintings are painted in such a way to show a profile view and a side view of the animal or person. This painting, for example, shows the head from a profile view and the body from a frontal view. The main colors used were red, blue, black, gold, and green. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Maler der Grabkammer der Nefertari 004."CC BY-SAhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maler_der_Grabkammer_der_Nefertari_004.jpgView on Boundless.com

  20. Ancient Egyptian Art Ka statue of Horawibra Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Ka Statue of horawibra."Public domainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ka_Statue_of_horawibra.jpgView on Boundless.com

  21. Ancient Egyptian Art Reserve heads (c. 26th century BCE) These individualized busts might have been the commoners' equivalent of the ka statue, but the exact purpose remains unknown. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."640px-Reserve_heads.jpg."GNU FDLhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3786481View on Boundless.com

  22. Ancient Egyptian Art The Great Sphinx of Giza The Great Sphinx, located among the Pyramids of Giza, is the largest monolith statue in the world. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Tourist at Sphinx, Giza plateau."CC BY-SAhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tourist_at_Sphinx,_Giza_plateau.jpgView on Boundless.com

  23. Ancient Egyptian Art Mapof the netherworld from the coffin of Gua, from Deir el-Bersha,Egypt (Twelfth Dynasty, 1985-1795 BCE) The map inscribed in this coffin comprises part of the Coffin Texts intended to help the deceased navigate through the Duat. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."360px-Coffin_of_Gua.jpg."CC BY-SA 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3804227View on Boundless.com

  24. Ancient Egyptian Art Shabti figures Shabti were funerary figurines that were placed in tombs along with the deceased to assist them in the afterlife. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Egyptian funerary figurines louvre 180flip."GNU FDLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Egyptian_funerary_figurines_louvre_180flip.jpgView on Boundless.com

  25. Ancient Egyptian Art Egyptian sculpture of the Old Kingdom This sculpture was created in the Fourth Dynasty, and represents the goddess Hathor, King Menkaure, and the goddess Bat. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Hathor Menkaure Bat triad fourth dynasty Cairo Museum."Public domainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hathor_Menkaure_Bat_triad_fourth_dynasty_Cairo_Museum.JPGView on Boundless.com

  26. Ancient Egyptian Art Brooklyn Papyrus (c. 450 BCE) This papyrus provides the most striking evidence for the closely parallel roles of the physician swnw and the various priests concerned with healing. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."640px-Roll,_664_-_332_B.C.E._Brooklyn_Papyrus_47.218.48a-f.jpg."CC BY-SA 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33288717View on Boundless.com

  27. Ancient Egyptian Art Ramesseum courtyard The design of Ramses's mortuary temple adheres to the standard canons of New Kingdom temple architecture. Oriented northwest and southeast, the temple itself comprised two stone pylons (gateways, some 60 m wide), one after the other, each leading into a courtyard. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Ramesseum-Cour_et_Colosse.jpg."CC BY-SA 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=134275View on Boundless.com

  28. Ancient Egyptian Art Head of pharaoh Sesostris III, made of red granite, circa 1850 BCE Some of the sculptures of Senusret III, like this one, portray him as an aging man—a style that deviated from the standard representation of kings. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."RedGraniteHeadOfSesostrisIII-BritishMuseum-August19-08."GNU FDLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RedGraniteHeadOfSesostrisIII-BritishMuseum-August19-08.jpgView on Boundless.com

  29. Ancient Egyptian Art Artist's sketch: Walk In The Garden; limestone, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1335 BC A relief of a royal couple in the Armana style. The figures are thought to be Akhenaten and Nefertiti, Smenkhkare and Meritaten, or Tutankhamen and Ankhesenamun. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Spaziergang im Garten Amarna Berlin."Public domainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spaziergang_im_Garten_Amarna_Berlin.jpgView on Boundless.com

  30. Ancient Egyptian Art Head of Nectanebo II This portrait features a combination of traditional and naturalistic features. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."480px-Head_of_Nectanebo_II-MBA_Lyon_H1701-IMG_0204.jpg."CC BY-SA 2.0 Francehttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15270671View on Boundless.com

  31. Ancient Egyptian Art Relief of Psamtik III at a chapel in Karnak Despite changes in the sculptures of Horus and Pataikos, this image of the last pharaoh of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty appears in the more traditional stylized form. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."360px-Karnak_Psammetique_III.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3577107View on Boundless.com

  32. Ancient Egyptian Art Statue of an Egyptian dignitary from the Twenty-Seventh Dynasty The necklace on this dignitary has been identified as typical of the era of Persian occupation. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."640px-Statue_dignitary_27th_dynasty_Florence.jpeg."CC BY-SA 4.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36455543View on Boundless.com

  33. Ancient Egyptian Art Horus and Nectanebo II (360–343 BCE) This is believed to be the only surviving annotated sculpture of the last pharaoh of the Thirtieth Dynasty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."215px-HorusAndNectaneboII_MetropolitanMuseum.png."CC BY-SA 2.5https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1745992View on Boundless.com

  34. Ancient Egyptian Art PtolemyVI Philometor(c. 186–145BCE) In this relief from a ring, Ptolemy VI wears the traditional white and red dual crown of Upper and Lower Egypt while displaying the naturalistic and individualized facial features typical of Classical and Hellenistic portraiture. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."370px-Ring_with_engraved_portrait_of_Ptolemy_VI_Philometor_(3rd–2nd_century_BCE)_-_2009.jpg."Public domainhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6185029View on Boundless.com

  35. Ancient Egyptian Art Sculptureof a Ptolemaic Queen, possibly Cleopatra VII (c. 50–30 BCE) Despite a growing naturalism among portraits of male elites, those of women remained stylized. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."360px-Ptolemaic_Queen_(Cleopatra_VII-),_50-30_B.C.E.,_71.12.jpg."CC BY-SA 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34005509View on Boundless.com

  36. Ancient Egyptian Art Eros Sleeping (Hellenistic, specific date unknown) Nudity in sculptures of gods like Eros signified an increasing humanization of deities during the Hellenistic era. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."640px-0_Eros_dormiente_-_Musei_Capitolini_-_MC1157 (1).jpg."CC BY 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26244388View on Boundless.com

  37. Ancient Egyptian Art Ceramic plate (c. 3900 BCE) Thisis a plate from the EarlyDynastic Period of Ancient Egypt. It depicts a man on a boat alongside a hippopotamusand crocodile. In this context, the hippopotamus probably symbolizeschaos and destruction in the form of the god Seth (Set), while thecrocodile could symbolize the god Sobek, who occasionally served as aprotective deity. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."640px-Man_on_boat_Ancient_Egypt.jpg."CC BY-SA 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13760518View on Boundless.com

  38. Ancient Egyptian Art The Pyramids of Giza This view shows all three pyramid structures: the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."All Gizah Pyramids."CC BY-SAhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:All_Gizah_Pyramids.jpgView on Boundless.com

  39. Ancient Egyptian Art Albumen print of the Sphinx of Giza, partially excavated, with two pyramids in background The Great Sphinx of Giza is the largest monolith statue in the world and was believed to have been built for King Khafra during the 4th Dynasty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Sphinx partially excavated2."Public domainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sphinx_partially_excavated2.jpgView on Boundless.com

  40. Ancient Egyptian Art A sculpted head of Amenhotep III Very conventionalized portrait statues manifest idealized features of rulers. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."AmenhotepIII."GNU FDLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AmenhotepIII.jpgView on Boundless.com

  41. Ancient Egyptian Art Djoser pyramid Step pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, Egypt. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Saqqara BW 5."GNU FDLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saqqara_BW_5.jpgView on Boundless.com

  42. Ancient Egyptian Art Osiris The gods Osiris, Anubis, and Horus, from a tomb painting. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."La Tombe de Horemheb cropped."CC BYhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:La_Tombe_de_Horemheb_cropped.jpgView on Boundless.com

  43. Ancient Egyptian Art Horus as a Child (664–332 BCE) Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."320px-Horus_as_a_child-MBA_Lyon_H1704-IMG_0155.jpg."CC BY-SA 2.0 Francehttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15185913View on Boundless.com

  44. Ancient Egyptian Art Sunken relief of the crocodile god, Sobek Animals were usually also highly symbolic figures in Egyptian art. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Egypt.Sobek.01."GNU FDLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Egypt.Sobek.01.jpgView on Boundless.com

  45. Ancient Egyptian Art The stepped pyramid at Saqqara Large tombs of pharaohs at Abydos and Naqada, in addition to cemeteries at Saqqara and Helwan near Memphis, reveal structures built largely of wood and mud bricks, with some small use of stone for walls and floors. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Saqqara pyramid."CC BY-SAhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saqqara_pyramid.jpgView on Boundless.com

  46. Ancient Egyptian Art El-Amra clay model of cattle This model was found in a tomb and was likely intended as a symbolic source of sustenance in the afterlife. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia Commons."640px-El-Amra_cattle_british_museum.jpeg."CC BY-SA 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10630679View on Boundless.com

  47. Ancient Egyptian Art The Palette of Narmer On each side of the palette, the first king of a unified Egypt is depicted as an active conqueror and as a victorious son of divinity. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia commons."640px-Narmer_Palette.jpg."Public domainhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27338888View on Boundless.com

  48. Ancient Egyptian Art Mastaba schematic Inside the mastaba, a deep chamber was dug into the ground and lined with stone or bricks. Over time these tomb chambers sank more deeply and were connected by stairs. The above-ground structure had space for a small chapel to which priests and family members could bring offerings for the soul of the deceased. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."mastaba-schematics.png."CC BY-SA 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15962446View on Boundless.com

  49. Ancient Egyptian Art Example of a Mastaba Royal mastabas were used to mark burial sites of many important Egyptians. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia commons."Example of a Mastaba."CC BY-SAhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastaba#/media/File:Mastaba-faraoun-3.jpgView on Boundless.com

  50. Ancient Egyptian Art Step Pyramid at Saqqara Djoser's step pyramid was the first of the great pyramids built during the Old Kingdom in Eqypt. Unlike later pyramids, it used a step design that is easily recognized. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."Saqqara1 Djoser's step pyramid."CC BY-SAhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saqqara1_Djoser's_step_pyramid.jpgView on Boundless.com

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