1. Egyptian Art 3000 to 1000 b.c.e.

2. 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

3. The Palette of King Narmer, c. 3100-3000 BCE, slate

4. The Great Pyramids at Gizeh, BCE ben-ben associated with the god Re/ Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure/ covered with limestone

7. Nemes
Khafre (Gizeh), c 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

8. Seated scribe (Saqqara), c
Seated scribe (Saqqara), c BCE, painted limestone use of increased realism in subordinate figures/ role of the scribe in Egyptian culture

9. The Rosetta Stone, 196 BCE, basalt

10. Statuette of a Hippopotamus (known as "William") ca. 1981-1885 B. C. E
Statuette of a Hippopotamus (known as "William") ca B.C.E.; Dynasty 12; Middle Kingdom, Egyptian; Middle Egypt, Meir, Faience; H. 4 3/8 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art

11. Model of a Riverboat, ca. 1985 B. C. E
Model of a Riverboat, ca B.C.E.; Dynasty 12, Middle Kingdom, Metropolitan Museum of Art

12. Senmut. Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir-el Bahri), c
Senmut. Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir-el Bahri), c BCE

13. Left: Figure of Hatshepsut enthroned, c
Left: Figure of Hatshepsut enthroned, c BCE, limestone Queen Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh/ Senmut (or Senenmut)/ Thutmose III, a nephew and stepson of Hatshepsut

14. 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

15. Temple of Ramses II (Abu Simbel), c. 1290-1224 BCE

16. temple built in Upper Egypt, bordering Nubia

17. Colossal figures of Ramses located both outside the temple and inside (atlantids)

18. Left: Temple of Nefertari at Abu Simbul Right: mummy of Ramses II

19. façade/corridor axis

20. Temple at Luxor, c. 1290-1224 BCE pylon with sunken reliefs

21. Diagram of a pylon facade

22. Left: Statue of Ramses II atTemple at Luxor Below: Obelisks at Karnak

23. obelisk/ barque carrying the statue of the deity/ annual Opet festival

24. Senmut with Princess Nefrua (Thebes, Egypt), c
Senmut with Princess Nefrua (Thebes, Egypt), c BCE, granite block statue

25. Fowling scene from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes, Egypt), c
Fowling scene from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes, Egypt), c BCE, fresco on dry plaster

26. Garden of Nebamun (Thebes), c. 1400-1350 BCE