egyptian art grade 6 susan stephens introduction egyptian art includes tomb walls, urns,...
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Egyptian Art
Grade 6
Susan Stephens
Introduction• Egyptian Art includes tomb walls, urns,
hieroglyphics, temples, pyramids, and artifacts found in the burial chambers.
• Hieroglyphics is a type of writing using pictures. It can be written up to down, left to right, or right to left, depending on which way the animal faces are turned.
• Some of the most famous artifacts were found in King Tut’s tomb. Most were made of gold.
• Tomb walls tell the story of the life or afterlife of the person buried there.
• On tomb walls, as well as, temples the royal or holy name is written in a cartouche.
• Most tombs are found in the “Valley of the Kings”.
• Pyramids are also tombs of some of the Kings.
What are Hieroglyphics?
• Tomb in the “Valley of the Kings.
• Type of writing using pictures.
• King Tut’s Mother
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Who’s tomb had gold artifacts?
• Urns• King Tut• Grandma Moses
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What were the pyramids used for?
• A decoration for the city.
• A house
• Tombs for the Kings
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Which way do you read hieroglyphics?
• Top to bottom• Left to right• Right to left• All of the above