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Egyptian Art Mr Bilton Humanities Slide 2 Narmer Palettte Slide 3 Narmer Palette Large grinding plates made of siltstone Depicts the unification of the two kingdoms by Narmer Created 31 st Century BCE Found in the temple of Horus in 1898 Slide 4 Djosers Pyramid Slide 5 Oldest large scale pyramid Constructed est 2860 BCE Built by his vizier Amenhotep Center of a large complex Slide 6 Great Sphinx Slide 7 Constructed from a single piece of limestone left from the building of the pyramids Built by Pharaoh Khafre guesses around 2700 BCE 240 ft long and 66 feet tall Face is believed to be Khafre Slide 8 Slide 9 Pyramids of Giza Slide 10 Consists of three pyramids: Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops in Greek), pyramid of Khafre, and pyramid of Menkaure The three smaller pyramids in front are associated with the pyramid of Mendaure Only wonder of the world still standing Constructed around 2560 BCE Have not found Khufus reminents Slide 11 Queen Hetepheres Bed Slide 12 Mother of Khufu Wife of Sneferu Important because of the furniture they found in her tomb Slide 13 Tomb of Nakht Slide 14 Nakht was a scribe during the 18 th dynasty Tomb was small but unique in the quality and nature of the art Displays scenes of everyday life rather elite Slide 15 Valley of the Kings Slide 16 Valley that housed the burial tombs of pharaohs and other important Egyptians Was used for nearly 500 years from the 16 th to the 11 th century BCE Holds a known 63 tombs and chambers Slide 17 Hatshepsuts Temple Slide 18 Three tiered complex of temples by Luxor Focus is Hatshepsut temple Created by her lover 97 Feet Tall Slide 19 Statue of Hatshepsut Slide 20 One of eight statues that belonged with the temple Portrayed as a male wore the beard Wore garments of male ruled while son was too young Slide 21 Bust of Nefertiti Slide 22 Known for her great beauty and importance within society Wife of Amenhotep, the Pharaoh that changed religion from polytheism to monotheism Some believe that the bust is a fake Slide 23 Death Mask of Tutankhamen Slide 24 Inner most mask on the body of King Tut Covered in gold and precious stone 21 inches tall Forehead are a vulture and cobra Slide 25 Temple of Abu Simbel Slide 26 Carved out of the side of a mountain by Ramses II Commemorate his marriage to Nefertari and military victory over Nubians 13 th Century BCE Slide 27 Lighthouse of Alexandria Slide 28 Built in 3 rd century BCE on the island of Pharos off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt Originally to serve as a landmark later as a lighthouse After a series of earthquakes in 1300s CE it was destroyed and made into a fort No picture or real drawing exsists Slide 29 Library of Alexandria Slide 30 Built in 3 rd Century BCE under Ptolemy I Housed the largest collection of books and the largest library of its time period Slide 31 Rosetta Stone Slide 32 Created 196 BCE Consisted of three languages: Greek, hieroglyphic, and demotic Written so that Priests, and Greeks who were the rulers of Egypt could read the tablet Found by French soldiers in Egypt in 1799 BCE in a small village called Rosetta Slide 33 Book of the Dead Slide 34 Explained the Egyptians concept of the afterlife Similar to the Bible but without divine revelation Usually written on papyrus scroll and placed in coffin of the deceased Consisted of hymns, spells and instructions