egyptian art

EgyptianArt

By Anna-Marie Torres

Did You Know?• Imhotep• Lived almost 5,000

years ago• Heard of his name

from the Famous “Mummy” movies.

• Famous for being an artist, architect, and scientist.

• Earliest one known today.

4 Aspects of Egypt Architecture Sculptures

Hieroglyphs Mummy Cases

Architecture

• First style of pyramid

• Designed by artist and architect Imhotep

• Underground Burial

Architecture• Great Pyramid• Earths Largest• 3 burial

chambers• 2.3 million

stone blocks• Located in Giza

Sculptures

• Sphinx located in Giza

• Carved out of limestone

• Sun God

Sculptures• Nefertiti• Queen of

Egypt• “The Beautiful

one is come”• Located at

Berlin's Egyptian Museum

Hieroglyphics• “Holy Carvings”

• Displayed on

pyramids and tombs

of the royalty.

Hieroglyphics

• Pictures they used to represent words came to represent sounds

HieroglyphicsRosetta Stone

Mummy Cases • Carefully

carved

• Colorfully decorated

• Hieroglyphics

• Pictures of gods

Mummy Cases• Even insides were

decorated

• Often made in Layers

Summary• Egypt has many beautiful pieces of art.

• No matter were you go in Egypt you will be surrounded by it.

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Resources • http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-

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eroglyphics.html• http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-egyptia

n-hieroglyphics.html• http://www.unmuseum.org/mcase.htm