art of ancient egypt. votive palette of king narmer unified upper and lower egypt enlarged,...
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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 Pharaoh’s 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 Akhenaten’s 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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Tut’s throne
• Gold, silver, glass paste, glazed ceramic.
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Eye of Horus
• Found in King Tut’s tomb
• Horus’s 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.