Egyptian Art 3000 to 1000 b.c.e.. Egyptian Art The Palette of King Narmer, c. 3100-3000 BCE, slate.
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Egyptian Art3000 to 1000 b.c.e.
Egyptian Art
The Palette of King Narmer, c. 3100-3000 BCE, slate
The Great Pyramids at Gizeh, 2600-2475 BCE
ben-ben associated with the god Re/ Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure/ covered with limestone
Khafre (Gizeh), c. 2575-2525 BCE, diorite
idealized pharaoh, carved in diorite, with Horus/
intertwined papyrus and lotus/ throne with lion imagery/ attributes of
pharaoh (Old Kingdom kilt, ceremonial beard, nemes,
uraeus)/ canon of ideal proportions expressed in a pose of calm and stability/ subtractive method/ high
relief
Nemes
Uraeus
Seated scribe (Saqqara), c.2450-2350 BCE, painted
limestone
use of increased realism in
subordinate figures/ role of the scribe in
Egyptian culture
The Rosetta Stone, 196 BCE, basalt
Statuette of a Hippopotamus (known as "William") ca. 1981-1885 B.C.E.; Dynasty
12; Middle Kingdom, Egyptian; Middle Egypt, Meir, Faience; H. 4 3/8 in.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Model of a Riverboat, ca. 1985 B.C.E.; Dynasty 12, Middle Kingdom, Metropolitan
Museum of Art
Senmut. Mortuary Temple of
Queen Hatshepsut (Deir-el Bahri), c. 1473-
1458 BCE
Left: Figure of Hatshepsut enthroned, c. 1470 BCE, limestone
Queen Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh/ Senmut (or Senenmut)/
Thutmose III, a nephew and stepson of Hatshepsut
colonnades on multiple levels/ reliefs of a voyage to Punt and a divine birth/ a cliff backdrop
separating the temple from the Valley of the Kings
Temple of Ramses II (Abu Simbel), c. 1290-1224 BCE
temple built in Upper Egypt, bordering Nubia
Colossal figures of Ramses located both outside the temple
and inside (atlantids)
Left: Temple of Nefertari at Abu SimbulRight: mummy of Ramses II
façade/corridor axis
Temple at Luxor, c. 1290-1224 BCE
pylon with sunken reliefs
Diagram of a pylon facade
Left: Statue of Ramses II
atTemple at LuxorBelow: Obelisks at
Karnak
obelisk/ barque carrying the statue of the deity/ annual Opet festival
Senmut with Princess Nefrua (Thebes,
Egypt), c. 1470-1460 BCE,
granite
block statue
Fowling scene from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes, Egypt), c.1400-1350 BCE, fresco on dry
plaster
Garden of Nebamun (Thebes), c. 1400-1350 BCE