Egyptian Art

Bowl with Human Feet, ca. 3750–3550 B.C.E.; possibly late Naqada I–early Naqada II; Predynastic period

Statue of Demedji and Hennutsen, ca. 2465–26 B.C.E.; early Dynasty 5; Old Kingdom Egyptian

Relief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep, ca. 2040–2010 B.C.E.; reign of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep; Middle Kingdom Egyptian; Upper Egypt, Western Thebes

Scarab of Wah, ca. 1990–1985 B.C.E.; early Dynasty 12; Middle Kingdom Egyptian; Western Thebes

Statue of an Offering Bearer, ca B.C.E.; Dynasty 12, early reign of Amenemhat I; Middle Kingdom Egyptian; Western Thebes

Ritual Figure, ca. 1929–1878 B.C.E.; Dynasty 12, reigns of Amenemhat II– Senwosret II; Middle Kingdom Egyptian; Lisht

Stela of Mentuwoser, ca B.C.E.; Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I, year 17; Middle Kingdom Egyptian; Probably from Abydos

Coffin of Khnum- nakht, ca. 1900–1800 B.C.E.; Dynasty 12; Middle Kingdom Egyptian; Possibly from Asyut

Sphinx of Senwosret III, ca. 1878–1841 B.C.E.; Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret III; Middle Kingdom Egyptian

Pectoral with the Name of Senwosret II, ca. 1897–1878 B.C.E.; Dynasty 12, reigns of Senwosret II– Amenemhat III; Middle Kingdom Egyptian; Lahun

Statuette of a Hippopotamus, ca B.C.E.; Dynasty 12; Middle Kingdom Egyptian; Middle Egypt, Meir

Kneeling Statue of Tuthmosis III, 1479–25 B.C.E.; Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III; New Kingdom Egyptian

Sphinx of Amenhotep III BCE 18 th dynasty New Kingdom Egypt

Canopic Jar with a Lid in the Shape of a Royal Woman's Head, ca. 1349–1336 B.C.E. or shortly after; Dynasty 18, late reign of Akhenaten; New Kingdom Egyptian; Western Thebes

Ostracon, ca. 1295–?1069 B.C.E.; Dynasties 19–20; New Kingdom Egyptian; Thebes

Outer Coffin of Henettawy, ca. 1040– 991 B.C.E.; Dynasty 21; Third Intermediate period Egyptian; Thebes

Section from the "Book of the Dead" of Nany, ca. 1040–945 B.C.E.; Dynasty 21, reigns of Psensennes I–II; Third Intermediate period Egyptian; Western Thebes

Statuette of Amun, ca. 945–715 B.C.E.; Dynasty 22; late Dynastic period Egyptian

Ram's-Head Amulet, ca. 770–657 B.C.E.; Dynasty 25; late Dynastic period Egyptian

Statuette of a Woman, 664–525 B.C.E.; Dynasty 26; late Dynastic period Egyptian

The God Horus Protecting King Nectanebo II, 360–343 B.C.E.; Dynasty 30, reign of Nectanebo II; late period Egyptian

Cat, 330–30 B.C.E.; Ptolemaic period Egyptian

The Temple of Dendur, ca. 15 B.C.E.; Roman period Egyptian; Nubia, Dendur

Portrait of a Boy, 2nd century C.E.; Roman period Egyptian

Kinds of Pyramids Pyramid: a special type of polyhedron (a polyhedron is a solid figure with flat faces that are polygons)in which all of the faces, except possibly the base, are triangles that meet in a common point called the vertex. The base is always a polygon (a polygon is a closed figure with 3 or more sides) but not always a triangle. There are three main kinds of pyramids: the Step Pyramid, which has six steps; the Bent Pyramid (only one was made, and that was for Pharaoh Sneferu), and the Straight-sided Pyramid (also known as the True Pyramid, which is also the most common).

The Great Sphinx of Giza with Khafre's pyramid in the background. Fourth dynasty, Old Kingdom