Egypt Art

HIEROGLYPHICS

From the tomb of Thanuny Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1422-1411 B.C. In this small hieroglyphic section of a wall the two main portions are balanced through subtle variations. Notice how some brush strokes have been applied quickly, almost casually....

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FUNERAL PROCESSION

From the tomb of Ramose Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1411-1375 B.C. In the funeral procession the furniture-bearers carry most of the key pieces of Egyptian furniture: stools, a chair, boxes, a bed, and headrest. What one requires in the present world is necessary in the afterlife....

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BENT PYRAMID OF SNEFERU

Dahshur Dynasty IV, 2680-2565 B.C. The bent pyramid is transitional....

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PYLON I

Temple of Amon, Karnak Ptolomaic Dynasty The pylon functions both as barricade and entrance to the sacred precincts. Beyond Pylon I, which was started during the Ptolomaic Period (304-30 B.C.) but never completed, is a series of pylons along the sacred way leading to the sanctuary....

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THRONE OF KING TUTANKHAMON

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1352 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo The golden throne of Tutankhamon. Sheet gold is worked around a wooden base and inlaid with faience, colored glass, lapis lazuli and calcite. The king and queen are sensitively portrayed on the shaped back. The arms are filled with wi...

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PAINTED CHEST

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo This simple chest on four short legs is elaborately painted, showing Tutankhamon in victorious battle against the Syrians. It was made to hold the king's sandals....

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CLOSED LOTUS CAPITAL

Dating from the Ancient Egyptian Kingdom Found by de Morgan in the tomb of the Ptah-schep-ses near Aboukir Horizontal section of the column is also given Revue arch. 1894. The column consists of 6 principal and 6 intermediate stalks, held together by 5 neck-bands. The capital consists of very sharp-pointed buds. The Intermediate stalks end above ...

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Painting detail, BURIAL VAULT OF SENNOFER

Sheikh Abd 1 Gurna, Thebes Dynasty XVIII, c. 1448-1422, B.C. A detail of the vine. The painting is on plaster....

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HATHOR CHAPEL

From Temple of Hatshepsut Deir el Bahari Dynasty XVIII, c. 1480 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo A variety of painted borders in orange, gold, and blue surround and enhance the large pictorial areas. The chapel roof is covered with a flat barrel vault, an unusual feature in Egyptian architecture, which is painted to look like a night teeming with stars...

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BLOCK STATUE OF SENMUT AND NEFERU-RA

Dynasty XVIII, C. 1500 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo The architect Senmut and Neferu-ra, daughter of Queen Hatshepsut, cut in granite....

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