Art & Architecture of Ancient Egypt

Image Field Data Collection Scholars Resource Collection Title Gold Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun Date ca BCE Century 14th c. BCE Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture (visual work) Dimensions ca. 53 cm (height) Style/Period New Kingdom (Egyptian) Materials Display Gold inlaid with semi-precious stones Current Repository Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt Subjects Tutankhamen; Tutankhamun Description From the innermost coffin. 18th Dynasty. From Valley of the Kings, Thebes. Tutankhamun ruled ca BCE ? 1323 BCE, lived ca BCE ? 1323 BCE. Image Catalog Number Jec-0100 Image View Overall view, front Photographer Dr. Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft Vendor Saskia, Ltd. Image ID Resolution Size 5 Format JP2 Media Type Image File Name jec0100.jp2 Width 2048 Height 2990 Mask of Tutankhamun's mummy Pharaoh of Egypt Reign ca. 1332–1323 BC, 18th Dynasty

The Palette of Narmer (Left View). Early Dynastic period, c BCE.

The Palette of Narmer (Right View). Early Dynastic period, c BCE.

Serekh (area where the royal name is inscribed) “Dip” or impression for grinding cosmetics

LinkLink: Excellent formal and contextual analysis of the Palette of Narmer

Egyptian Symbols.

The Egyptian Canon of Proportions

Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1487

Ideas to keep in mind for Ancient Egyptian Art 1)conventions for royal portraits in Ancient Egypt 2)link between gods and kings, often realized in temple architecture and temple art 3)Ancient Egyptian belief in the afterlife, “ka,” which was manifested in the design of funerary architecture and funerary art

Ancient Egyptian Art Dynastic Period: 2950 – 2575 BCE Old Kingdom: 2575 – 2150 BCE Middle Kingdom: 1975 – 1640 BCE New Kingdom: 1539 – 1075 BCE Third Intermediate Period/Late Egyptian Art: BCE

Ancient Egypt: Early Dynastic Art c – 2575 BCE

Mastaba to Pyramid.

Mastaba Tomb, Saqqara

The Step Pyramid and Sham Buildings, Funerary Complex of Djoser, Saqqara. Height of pyramid 204’.

Djoser Pyramid, Saqqara

Meidum Pyramid, c 2600 BCE

Great Pyramids, Giza. Fourth Dynasty, c. 2575–2450 BCE. Height of pyramid of Khufu, 450'.

Model of the Giza Plateau.

Menkaure and a Queen. Fourth Dynasty, 2490–2472 BCE. Height 54 1/2”.

Seated Scribe. Fifth Dynasty, c. 2450–2325 BCE. Height 21”.

Butcher. Fifth Dynasty, c. 2450–2325 BCE. Height 14 5/8”.

(l) Tomb decoration depicting Annubis mummifying and (below) scene from a Book of the Dead

Met TOAH Link to a Book of the Dead Scroll: Section from the "Book of the Dead" of Nany, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, reigns of Psensennes I–II, ca. 1040–945 B.C.Egyptian; Western ThebesPainted and inscribed papyrusLink

Brooklyn Museum sends a mummy for a CT scan. They’ve just discovered that the mummy Prince Pasebakhaienipet has his heart still in place and a piece of reed stuck in his throat.Prince Pasebakhaienipet

LinkLink to the Brooklyn Museum Mummy video

Worker graves at Giza – video clip from History Channel “Chasing Mummies” here shows a worker cemetery.here

Image Field Data Collection Digital Media Collection Work Record ID img Work Type - Category architecture Rights Statement NSVR Title Great Temple of Amun Title Type Title.Larger Entity Title Hypostyle Hall Display Measurement 340 feet wide & 170 feet long Material stone Source Stokstad 2nd Ed. Description Flower and bud Columns Display Date circa BCE Location Karnak Location Egypt ID Number Type chapter, plate ID Number 3-28 Style/Period Term Dynasty XVIIII Culture Egyptian Subject ceremonial structure Image ID Resolution Size 6 Format JP2 Media Type Image File Name Stok_3-28.jp2 Width 2316 Height 3162 Karnak Temple is a vast temple complex in Luxor dedicated primarily to Amun and dating from as early as 2000 BC.

Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut Period: New Kingdom Dynasty: Dynasty 18 Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III Date: ca. 1473–1458 B.C.

The Rosetta Stone Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 196 BC

Examples of the Egyptian demotic script on the left and Egyptian hieroglyphics on the right flanking classical Greek script in the middle. On the Rosetta Stone itself, the ordering of the scripts is Egyptian hieroglyphics on the top, followed by the demotic script with Greek script on the bottom.

Definitions “Convention” An artistic convention is a method or style of conveying or portraying something that is widely used and recognized as meaning a certain thing (or conforming to a certain style). “Contour” Contour drawing shows the outline of the subject, and not the volume or mass of an object. Link to Wiki entry on Ancient Egyptian Pantheon “Under King Djoser’s Burial Chamber” link hereAncient Egyptian Pantheonhere