Bellwork Read the article on the Egyptian cult of death. How do you think that will affect the art we will see in Ancient Egypt? What may be the function of most Egyptian art?
You can’t read hieroglyphics, use the artwork to describe the… Form Function Content Context
Deities of the Afterlife Horus Anubis Osiris Isis
Now that you know more about Egyptian deities, what new information can we find on the scroll. Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb (page from the Book of the Dead). New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty. c. 1275 BCE. Painted papyrus scroll.
The British Museum: Book of the Dead
Nov. 26 The seal impressions were of Tût-ankh-Amen and of the Royal Necropolis…The entrance and passage both in plan and in style resembled almost to measurement the tomb containing the cache of Akhenaten… which seemed to substantiate our first conjecture that we had found a cache.
Tutankhamen’s tomb, innermost coffin. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. ca Tutankhamen’s tomb, innermost coffin. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. ca. 1323 BCE. Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones. Use the information you know so far about Ancient Egypt to discuss the following with your partner: Form Function Content Symbols Context
UNESCO: Memphis & its Necropolis