Egypt Art

WILD LIFE IN THE PAPYRUS MARSHES

From the Mastaba of Mereruka Saqqara Dynasty VI, C. 2300 B.C. Another small scene from nature on the walls of a mastaba. Originally this strong relief was brightly painted....

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FEMALE MOURNERS

From the tomb of Ramose Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1411-1374 B.C. The mourners are controlled. Their gestures are calculated and impassive. These restrained qualities are typical of Egyptian art at this time....

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THE GREAT SPHINX

Giza Dynasty IV, c. 2540 B.C. The sphinx has the body of a lion and the head of a man. It reclines next to the causeway between the pyramid or mortuary temple and the valley temple of Chephren. Its meaning remains a mystery....

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PYRAMIDS AT GIZA

Dynasty IV, 2680-2565 B.C. The three great pyramids at Giza. The largest, the pyramid of King Cheops, is in the rear. To build it required over two million large limestone blocks. The pyramid of King Chephren is in the center and the pyramid of King Mycerinus is in front. The three small pyramids are of Mycerinus's queens. These monumental pyramid...

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Detail, BANQUETING SCENE

From the tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1400 B.C. The three stools on the left are made with straight wooden legs and are supported by straight and diagonal braces. The folding stool on the right has animal legs and a seat covered with hide....

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CHAIR OF SENNEDJEM

From the tomb of Sennedjem Deir el M?dineh Western Thebes Dynasty XIX, C. 1250 B.C. This chair is painted all over. The craftsmanship is crude....

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SHRINE OF THE ROYAL COUPLE

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo The golden shrine held golden statues of the king and queen. The panels show the king and queen at different moments of intimacy....

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PAPYRUS COLUMN WITH OPEN FLOWER CAPITAL

From the granite pilasters in front of the Sanctuary in Karnac (Lepsius)...

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CEILING IN THE TOMB OF NEFERHOTEP

Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1345-1320 B.C. A richly decorative painted ceiling....

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ANTECHAMBER AND ENTRANCE

TO A SIDE CHAMBER Tomb of Nefetari Valley of the Queens, Western Thebes Dynasty XIX, 1304-1237 B.C. The decoration is elaborate, elegant, and mysterious. Prior to painting, the walls in the rock tomb are prepared with a thick coat of plaster and slightly modeled in relief....

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