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Egyptian Art

PredynasticEarly DynasticDynasties I-IIIOld KingdomDynasties IV-VIIIMiddle KingdomDynasties XI-XIVNew KingdomDynasties XVIII-XXLate PeriodDynasties XXV-XXXIPtolemaic

Predynastic Period

Palette of King Narmer

Ca. 3000-2920 B.C.

Hierakonpolis, Egypt

Material: Slate

Size: approx. 2’ 1” high

Early Dynastic Period

Stepped Pyrymid of Djoser

Artist: Imhotep

Ca. 2630-2611 B.C.

Saqquara, Egypt

Dynasty III

Material: Stone

Old Kingdom

Great Pyramids: Menkaure, ca. 2490-2472; Khafre, ca. 2520 – 2494; Khufu, ca. 2551-2528 b.c.Gizeh, EgyptDynasty IVHeight: Khufu – 775 ft.Material: Sandstone

Old Kingdom

Great Sphinx:

ca. 2520-2494 b.c.

Gizeh, Egypt

Dynasty IV

Height: Khufu – 65 ft.

Length: 240 ft.

Material: Sandstone

Old Kingdom

Khafre

ca. 2520-2494 b.c.

Gizeh, Egypt

Dynasty IV

Height: 5’ 6”

Material: Diorite

Old Kingdom

Menkaure and Khamerernebty

ca. 2490-2472 B.C.

Gizeh, Egypt

Dynasty IV

Height: 5’ 6”

Material: Diorite

New Kingdom

Queen Hatshepsut

ca. 1473-1458 B.C.

Deir el-Bahri, Egypt

Dynasty XVIII

Height: 8’ 6”

Material: Red Granite

Ramses IIRamses II, often called "Ramses the Great," was one of the most prolific builders in Egyptian history. His productivity was unmatched in other areas of his life as well: for example, he fathered more than 100 children with his two principal wives, Queens Nefertari and Asetnofret, along with his many secondary wives. During his 67 year reign (1290-1224 B.C.), Ramses built more monuments tohimself than any other pharaoh. His record of the Battle of Kadesh was recorded in at least eight different places throughout Egypt. One monumental statue in the UPM's collection from the site of Abydos depicts the king in the guise of the great mortuary god Osiris. The king is shown wearing the white crown and a false beard. He grasps the crook and the flail, traditional elements of royalty, in his hands. This statue was originally brightly painted and some of its original color still remains.

New Kingdom

Ramses II

ca. 2520-2494 b.c.

Luxor, Egypt

Dynasty XIX

Height: approx. 3’

Material: Red Granite

New Kingdom

Temple of Ranses II

ca. 1400-1350 B.C.

Thebes, Egypt

Dynasty XVIII

Height: approx. 2’ 8”

Material: Fresco on Dry Plaster

New Kingdom

Portrait of Nefertiti

ca. 1353-1335 B.C.

Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

Dynasty XVIII

Artist: Thutmose

Height: approx. 1’ 8”

Material: Painted Limestone

New Kingdom

Death Mask of Tutankhamen

ca. 1323 B.C.

Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

Dynasty XVIII

Height: approx. 1’ 9”

Material: Gold inlaid with Semiprecious Stones

New Kingdom

Temple of Ranses II

ca. 1290-1224 B.C.

Abu Simbel, Egypt

Dynasty XIX

Height: approx. 65’

Material: Sandstone

New Kingdom

Detail from Temple of Ranses II

ca. 1290-1224 B.C.

Abu Simbel, Egypt

Dynasty XIX

Height: approx. 65’

Material: Sandstone

From left to right: Closed Papyrus, Clustered column (papyrus bundle, popular in New Kingdom), Open

Paypyrus, and closed Papyrus.

Ptolemaic

Temple of Horus

ca. 237-47 b.c.

Edfu, Egypt

Material: Diorite