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Art of Ancient Egypt

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Votive Palette of King Narmer

Unified Upper and

Lower Egypt

Enlarged, ceremonialversion of a palette used

for grinding eye shadow

ommemorates military

victory of Narmer

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!mhotep

"uring the #rd"ynasty,

!mhotep was the aid of

Pharaoh $oser Architect % Physician

Later &ecame a deity of

wisdom and medicine

'egan pyramid &uilding

tradition

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(tep Pyramid to $oser)*+-)**) &.c.

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ross section of (tep Pyramid

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/he 0reat (phin1

0uardian of tom& of

Kafre

Lion with a humanhead

2ead may &e Kafre

0ree3s too3inspiration from this

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(phin1

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'ent Pyramid

'ent pyramid

designed after step

(mooth sides "egree of slope

changed part way up

4 degrees changed to5# degrees

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Pyramids at 0i6a

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'oo3 of the "ead

ollection of spells and magic to help the

deceased pass through the underworld

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/he Pharaoh Khafre

/he haw3 represents

2orus, the s3y god

(hows the Pharaoh7srelationship with the

gods

'ody is ideali6ed and

rigid

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Anotherstatue to

Khafre

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8ueen 2atshepsut

(imilar design to

Khafre

Very rigid andideali6ed

Powerful female ruler

who had herself

named Pharaoh

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9all art

People shown

drawn chest % eye

from front. Legs, head, arms

in profile

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A3henaten:Amenhotep !V and Nefertiti

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Nefertiti

(triving for a

more natural

loo3 in art !deali6ed to a

degree &ut less

rigid than in

past

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King /utan3hamen

;ollowed A3henaten7s

son

"ied at age < /om& discovered

largely in tact &y

2oward arter

Ama6ing treasures

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2oward arter

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/ut7s throne

0old, silver, glass

paste, gla6ed ceramic.

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Eye of 2orus

;ound in King /ut7s

tom&

2orus7s eye was lostin &attle with his uncle

(eth to avenge death

of =siris

Very important sym&ol

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/emple of >amses !!

*? feet tall - 'uilt into side of cliff

http://www.molon.de/galleries/Egypt/AbuSimbel/http://www.molon.de/galleries/Egypt/AbuSimbel/

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Art of mummification@

>amses !! tom&

uncovered

2is &ody was verymuch in tact

(till had hair

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Egyptology

A degree that you can earn that deals

strictly with the e1cavation andhistory of ancient Egypt

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!nteresting ;acts

Egyptians shaved their hair and wore wigs

to prevent lice

ircumcision was practiced

ontraception used animal dungB

Potions to induce miscarriage

Prover& C People &ring a&out their own

undoing through their tongues.