Art of Ancient Egypt

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Art of Ancient Egypt
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Votive Palette of King Narmer

• Unified Upper and Lower Egypt
• Enlarged, ceremonial version of a palette used
  for grinding eye shadow
• Commemorates military victory of Narmer

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Imhotep

• During the 3rd Dynasty, Imhotep was the aid of
  Pharaoh Zoser
• Architect Physician
• Later became a deity of wisdom and medicine
• Began pyramid building tradition

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Step Pyramid to Zoser2681-2662 b.c.
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Cross section of Step Pyramid
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The Great Sphinx

• Guardian of tomb of Kafre
• Lion with a human head
• Head may be Kafre
• Greeks took inspiration from this

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Sphinx
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Bent Pyramid

• Bent pyramid designed after step
• Smooth sides
• Degree of slope changed part way up
• 51 degrees changed to 43 degrees

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Pyramids at Giza
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Book of the Dead

• Collection of spells and magic to help the
  deceased pass through the underworld

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The Pharaoh Khafre

• The hawk represents Horus, the sky god
• Shows the Pharaohs relationship with the gods
• Body is idealized and rigid

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Another statue to Khafre
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Queen Hatshepsut

• Similar design to Khafre
• Very rigid and idealized
• Powerful female ruler who had herself named
  Pharaoh

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Wall art

• People shown drawn chest eye from front.
• Legs, head, arms in profile

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Akhenaten/Amenhotep IV and Nefertiti
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Nefertiti

• Striving for a more natural look in art
• Idealized to a degree but less rigid than in past

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King Tutankhamen

• Followed Akhenatens son
• Died at age 19
• Tomb discovered largely in tact by Howard Carter
• Amazing treasures

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Howard Carter
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Tuts throne

• Gold, silver, glass paste, glazed ceramic.

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Eye of Horus

• Found in King Tuts tomb
• Horuss eye was lost in battle with his uncle
  Seth to avenge death of Osiris
• Very important symbol

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Temple of Ramses II

• 67 feet tall - Built into side of cliff

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Art of mummification?

• Ramses II tomb uncovered
• His body was very much in tact
• Still had hair

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Egyptology

• A degree that you can earn that deals strictly
  with the excavation and history of ancient Egypt

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Interesting Facts

• Egyptians shaved their hair and wore wigs to
  prevent lice
• Circumcision was practiced
• Contraception used (animal dung)
• Potions to induce miscarriage
• Proverb People bring about their own undoing
  through their tongues.