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Egypt

From 2600 BCE to 0

Palette of Narmerc. 2950 – 2775 BCE

Twisted Perspective andThe Canon of Proportions based on a grid

http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/zoser/zoser.html

Depictions of People in Sculpture

painted limestone, found in the small chapel (the "serdab") against the north face of his step pyramid at the funerary complex at SaqqaraDynasty 3, about 2690-2660 BCE

King Khafre seatedFourth Dynasty, reign of KhafreGraywackeHeight: 120 cm (47 1/4 in)Egyptian Museum, Cairo

King Mycerinus (Greek)

Menkaure and a Queen (c. 2470 BCE)

Rahotep and Nofretpainted limestone, beginning of Dynasty 4, c. 2620 BCE

Kaaper , from Saqquarac. 2400 BCE

Bust of Prince Ankhaf, from Gizac. 2550 BCE

Seated ScribeFrom Saquarrac. 2400 BCE

Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt

Tomb of Ti, Saqquarac. 2450 BCE

Pyramids

Sneferu’s Bent Pyramid, c. 2596 BCE

Sneferu’s Red Pyramid, c. 2590 BCE

Pyramid / Pharaoh Reign Field

Djoser c. 2630 - 2612 BC Saqqara

Sneferu c. 2612 - 2589 BC Dashur

Sneferu c. 2612 - 2589 BC Dashur

Sneferu c. 2612 - 2589 BC Meidum

Khufu c. 2589 - 2566 BC Giza

Djedefre c. 2566 - 2558 BC Abu Rawash

Khafre c. 2558 - 2532 BC Giza

Menkaure c. 2532 - 2504 BC Giza

Sahure c. 2487 - 2477 BC Abu Sir

Neferirkare Kakai

c. 2477 - 2467 BC Abu Sir

Nyuserre Ini c. 2416 - 2392 BC Abu Sir

Amenemhat I c. 1991 - 1962 BC Lisht

Senusret I c. 1971 - 1926 BC Lisht

Senusret II c. 1897 - 1878 BC el-Lahun

Amenemhat III c. 1860 - 1814 BC Hawara

Great Pyramids at Giza – from c. 2580 – 2504 BCE

Menkaure

KhufuKhafre

Middle Kingdom c. 2040 – 1650 BCE

Sphinx of Senwosret III, ca. 1878–1841 B.C.E.; Middle KingdomEgyptian Metropolitan Museum of Art

Senwosret III. Middle Kingdom, circa 1836-1818 b.c. Black granite, 21 7/16 inBrooklyn Museum

Head of Sesostris IIIc. 1860 BCE

Rock-cut tombs, Beni Hasan, 1991-1785 BCE

The New Kingdomc. 1550 – 1070 BCE

Tomb of Senedjem 1150 BCE -- Thebes

Queen (Pharoah) Hatsepshut (c. 1495 BCE)

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Deir al-Bahrri c1490-1460 bce

Colossal Sphinx of HatshepsutEarly 18th Dynasty, joint reign of Hatshepsutand Thutmose III (1479-1458 B.C.)Western Thebes, Deir el-BahriGraniteH. 164 cm (64 5/8 in.), W. 90 cm (35 3/8 in.),D. 343 cm (11 ft. 3 in.)

Queen of Punt, c. 1480 BCE

One of two obelisks to escape her stepson's plan to obliterate her memory, this obelisk was built by Queen Hatshepsut.

ARMANA STYLE

Akhenaten, From Temple of AtenKarnak 1360 BCE

Queen Nefertit 1365 BCE -- Berlin

Monotheism with the sole god Aten – a radical change in religious worship and practice

Radical change in sculptural representation

Also causes major economic changes

Capital city moved from Thebes to Armana

Family Sacrifice to Aten 1360

Mask of King Tutankhamen, Valley of the Kings 1355-42

Ramses II (the Great)c. 1290 - 1225

Relocated in the 1960’s after the building of Aswan Dam

Scale model of before and after

Karnak Temple Complex

A very large statue (as in, I come up to half way up the base) of Ramses II with Nefertiti perched on his feet.

Ramses II with Nefertari

1914

This relief is a listing of the Pharoah's various names.

Depictions of Daily Activities

The Book of the Dead

Weighing of the deceased’s heart against Maat’s Feather of Truth

Anubis Thoth Ammit the Devourer

Egyptian Mummy portraits in the Roman period from c. 30 BCE – 300 CE

Ancient Egyptian

Demotic

Greek

Created in 196 BCE, discovered in 1799, deciphered in 1822

Middle Kingdom Blue Hippo

Queen Tiy, Armana Style

Pectoral of Senusrut

Major Points of Egyptian ArtModeled to promote ideas of Stability and

Order (little variation in 3,000 years) – highly tied to religious practice

Monumental Architecture with Pyramids and colossus sculpture (Sphinx, Ramses II, etc.)

Meant for Permanency – note use of stone, mummification, tombs

Distinctive Representation with Twisted Perspective and Canon of Proportions for figures in painting and relief sculpture