Egyptian Art 3000 to 1000 b.c.e.
Literate culture – hieroglypics Emphasis on death and the afterlife Egyptian Art Literate culture – hieroglypics Emphasis on death and the afterlife Pharoahs associated with gods Large mortuary complexes Painted tombs Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
The Palette of King Narmer, c. 3100-3000 BCE, slate
The Great Pyramids at Gizeh, 2600-2475 BCE ben-ben associated with the god Re/ Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure/ covered with limestone
Nemes Khafre (Gizeh), c. 2575-2525 BCE, diorite idealized pharaoh, carved in diorite, with Horus/ intertwined papyrus and lotus/ throne with lion imagery/ attributes of pharaoh (Old Kingdom kilt, ceremonial beard, nemes, uraeus)/ canon of ideal proportions expressed in a pose of calm and stability/ subtractive method/ high relief Uraeus
Seated scribe (Saqqara), c Seated scribe (Saqqara), c.2450-2350 BCE, painted limestone use of increased realism in subordinate figures/ role of the scribe in Egyptian culture
The Rosetta Stone, 196 BCE, basalt
Statuette of a Hippopotamus (known as "William") ca. 1981-1885 B. C. E Statuette of a Hippopotamus (known as "William") ca. 1981-1885 B.C.E.; Dynasty 12; Middle Kingdom, Egyptian; Middle Egypt, Meir, Faience; H. 4 3/8 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Model of a Riverboat, ca. 1985 B. C. E Model of a Riverboat, ca. 1985 B.C.E.; Dynasty 12, Middle Kingdom, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Senmut. Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir-el Bahri), c Senmut. Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir-el Bahri), c. 1473-1458 BCE
Left: Figure of Hatshepsut enthroned, c Left: Figure of Hatshepsut enthroned, c. 1470 BCE, limestone Queen Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh/ Senmut (or Senenmut)/ Thutmose III, a nephew and stepson of Hatshepsut
colonnades on multiple levels/ reliefs of a voyage to Punt and a divine birth/ a cliff backdrop separating the temple from the Valley of the Kings
Temple of Ramses II (Abu Simbel), c. 1290-1224 BCE
temple built in Upper Egypt, bordering Nubia
Colossal figures of Ramses located both outside the temple and inside (atlantids)
Left: Temple of Nefertari at Abu Simbul Right: mummy of Ramses II
façade/corridor axis
Temple at Luxor, c. 1290-1224 BCE pylon with sunken reliefs
Diagram of a pylon facade
Left: Statue of Ramses II atTemple at Luxor Below: Obelisks at Karnak
obelisk/ barque carrying the statue of the deity/ annual Opet festival
Senmut with Princess Nefrua (Thebes, Egypt), c Senmut with Princess Nefrua (Thebes, Egypt), c. 1470-1460 BCE, granite block statue
Fowling scene from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes, Egypt), c Fowling scene from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes, Egypt), c.1400-1350 BCE, fresco on dry plaster
Garden of Nebamun (Thebes), c. 1400-1350 BCE