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• The art of the ancient The art of the ancient EgyptiansEgyptians is about is about 5000 5000 years oldyears old and developed between 3000BC and and developed between 3000BC and 200AD. 200AD.

• Artworks are highly Artworks are highly stylisedstylised, , organisedorganised and and followed strict rules and conventions. Symbols, followed strict rules and conventions. Symbols, including colours and including colours and hieroglyphicshieroglyphics, were used , were used to tell the story of the artwork.to tell the story of the artwork.

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• Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics is a method of writing with is a method of writing with pictures.pictures.

• A A scribescribe is someone who is trained to is someone who is trained to read and write read and write hieroglyphicshieroglyphics

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• Artworks took the forms of Artworks took the forms of paintingpainting and and sculpturesculpture..

• In In 2D works2D works, objects, , objects, figures and symbols figures and symbols were depicted as were depicted as clearly outlined, flat clearly outlined, flat shapesshapes. . • In In 3D sculptures3D sculptures, , figures of importance figures of importance were shown in basic were shown in basic poses with their poses with their left left foot forwardfoot forward

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• Images of the human figure combined Images of the human figure combined profile views (side view)profile views (side view) of the of the head and legshead and legs with with frontal viewsfrontal views of the of the eyeseyes and and shouldersshoulders

• It was also conventional for people of It was also conventional for people of high high statusstatus to be to be depicted as largerdepicted as larger than people of than people of low status low status

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• Every colour had a particular Every colour had a particular meaning and was used for a reasonmeaning and was used for a reason

• BlackBlack was the colour of the was the colour of the nightnight and the and the underworldunderworld, but , but also, the colour of the also, the colour of the fertile fertile soil of the Nilesoil of the Nile

• BlueBlue was the colour of the was the colour of the skysky and the and the waterwater

• GoldGold was the colour of the was the colour of the sunsun and the and the skin of the godsskin of the gods

• GreenGreen was the colour of was the colour of vegetationvegetation

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• In ancient Egypt it was In ancient Egypt it was fashionable for both fashionable for both Men Men and Womenand Women to wear to wear make-make-upup

• People did not realise People did not realise though, that the though, that the lead-lead-based paintsbased paints they were they were using were actually using were actually poisonouspoisonous!!

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