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EgyptPart 3
Nebamun
Scribe and Counter of Grain
Paintings removed from Tomb (now lost) and brought to British Museum
Fresco Secco “Dry Fresco”
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Fowling scene, from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1400–1350 BCE. Fresco on dry plaster,. 2’ 8” high. British Museum, London.
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Musicians and dancers, from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1400–1350 BCE. Fresco on dry plaster, 1’ X 2’ 3”. British Museum, London.
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Ti watching a hippopotamus hunt, relief in the mastaba of Ti,
Saqqara, Egypt, Fifth Dynasty, ca. 2450–2350 BCE. Painted
limestone, 4’ high.
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2450–2350 BCE1400–1350 BCE
11Obama and staff watching Bin Laden Raid
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Akhenaten
Formerly Amenhotep IV
Starts new religion with ONE god
Moves capital to Amarna, builds
brand new city (Akhetaten)
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Amenhotep IVBefore he becomesAkhenaten
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The Amarna Period 1353-1335 BCEDuring the New Kingdom the priesthood of Amen had become more powerful than the Pharaoh
A religious revolution
Monotheism: Aton the sun God represented as a sun disk not human or animal formAkhenaton forms new religious order, he is the sun and sole prophet of God
Changes in politics were reflected by changes in artistic style
AkhetatenAka “Tell-el-Amarna”
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Beautiful downtown Amarna (Akhetaten)
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Akhenaton, from the temple of Aton, Karnak, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1353–1335 BCE. Sandstone, 13’
high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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Khafre enthroned, from Gizeh, Egypt, Fourth Dynasty, ca. 2520–2494 BCE. Diorite, 5’ 6” high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
Akhenaton and ArtAndrogynous: (having male and female qualities)
Sexless sun disk-a manifestation of ATON OR a product of geneology?
Frontal pose
Curving contours
Long face, full lips, heavy eyelids, dreamy expression
Misshapen body
Narrow waist
Protruding belly
Wide hips
fat thighs
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THUTMOSE, Nefertiti, from Amarna, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1353–1335 BCE. Painted limestone, approx. 1’ 8” high. Ägyptisches
Museum, Berlin.
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Tiye, from Ghurab, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1353–1335 BCE. Wood,
with gold, silver, alabaster, and lapis lazuli, 3 3/4” high. Ägyptisches
Museum, Berlin.
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Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters, from Amarna, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1353–1335 BCE. Limestone, 1’ 1/4” high. Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin.
Unusual familial intimacy
Wind is blowing
Cushions are “cushioning”
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Post -Amarna Period
-Re-establishment of the priesthood of Amen. -Return to old artistic conventions.
Akhen-who?
Compare and contrast the styles of Kingship.
Akhenaton Amarna period 1353 BCE sandstone 13’
Khafre, from Gizeh,ca. 2520-2494 BCE. Diorite, 5' 6 high
Valley of the Kings
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Innermost coffin of Tutankhamen, from his tomb at Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1323 BCE. Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious
stones, 6’ 1” long. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.