egyptian art
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Art of Ancient EgyptTRANSCRIPT
Egyptian Art
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N20Ue_OWVWU&feature=related
Great Pyramids
• There are 138 pyramids that have been found• 3 Pyramids at Giza are most famous
Pyramids of Khufu, Menkaure, and Khafre
Sphinx
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-egypt/videos - the-great-sphinx-is-the-worlds-oldest-statue
Tutankhamun
-Born in 1341 BC and died 1323 BC-Became pharoah when he was 9 and reigned for 10 years-Tomb found in 1922
Nefertiti
-Queen of Akhenaten-”Most Beautiful Woman in the World”
Menkaure
KhafreHatshepsut
Statue of Horus, god of the sky, war and hunting-Pharoahs were said to be Horus in human form
-Cats were domesticated in Egypt, around 2000 BC
-Became viewed as sacred animals
-Many parents named daughters after cats
-Laws were passed to protect cats and to prohibit the export of cats
-Cat mummies were quite common
Bastet, the cat goddess
Nested Coffins of IawttayesheretDynasty 25, ca. 760-656 BC
Wood, pigment, gesso
Egyptian vase
Scarab
Cartouche-Oval shaped name plate for a king
-Symbolic of everything that the sun encircled, depicting king’s rule of cosmos
-Known in Ancient Egypt as “Sheni” which means to encircle
-Symbol to ward off bad luck for king
-Name “cartouche” came from Napoleon’s soldiers who thought they looked like cartridges or “cartouches” from their guns
Cartouche of Rameses
Sarcophagus of Thutmose III
-Create your own cartouche-Use symbols to either spell your name or to depict who you are-Do at least 3 different sketches on paper-Decide which one you want to use for your final clay cartouche-Create a final sketch that is approximately 2” x 3/4”