The document provides an overview of ancient Egyptian art and culture from the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. It describes hieroglyphic writing and various Egyptian gods. Examples of Egyptian art are given such as reliefs, sculptures, paintings, jewelry, and hieroglyphic inscriptions found on items like the Rosetta Stone. Characteristics of Egyptian art include its symbolic nature, use in tombs to depict the afterlife, and idealization of Egyptian royalty.
16. Jewelry - can you spot the symbols? Collar of Princess Khnumet, Middle Kingdom
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19. Mummification scene - burial chamber of a workman. Wall painting - Annubis is the embalmer .
20. Horemeb in the company of the gods, valley of the kings, Dynasty XVIII - New Kingdom
21. Prince Rahotep and his wife Nofret, from their tomb at Maidum Painted limestone Practically all Old Kingdom statues were painted - colors were black/grey white, red/brown, green, blue, and yellow - rarely any shading or subtlety Rahotep’s skin is darker than his wife’s to show all of the time men spend outside - and women inside -
Upper is Thebes, Aniba, etc - Lower is Memphis, Roseta, Modern Day Cairo is in Lower Egypt, across from Giza, near Heliopolis
Ra, Horus, Eye of Horus, Annubis (Jackal), Osiris
Symbols, cartouches, Gods, Pharaohs, religious beliefs, belief in magic, etc….This is Queen Nofru and Hinuti, her hairdresser - depicted are often important servants to the pharaohs - hairdressers, manicurists, etc. Often the royal artisans / artists would have a studio right on the royal grounds 2040 BC - middle kingdom
There were many artists/artisans who worked on single works - the designer/overseer of the work, Illustrators/painters of the specific gods, gold inlayers, precious stone specialists, sculptors, architects, etc. Many paintings, scuptures, masks were desgined, painted, inlayed by many different artists from the different specialties/disciplines
Middle Kingdom - shows everyday life of the Egyptians.
Khufu Khephren and Menkaure - king - Giza - old kingdom Limestone and granite -
The use of gold is to honor the sun god, Ra.
Significance of the scarab - where did they get the gold? !!! The scarab beetle is a real beetle, a common beetle. To the ancient Egyptians, this common beetle symbolized hope and the restoration of life. They used the design of a scarab beetle in many ways. The Ankh is the symbol of life, the posession of life, life in the afterlife. An heiroglyphic symbol. Seals were created in the shape of a scarab and used to stamp documents. Artisans made scarab jewelry using precious gems and painted clay. The same design was used to make good luck charms and amulets to ward off evil. In ancient Egypt, scarab jewelry, good luck charms, and amulets were often given as gifts. An inscription was often added with the name of the owner and perhaps a motto or a message, like, "good luck in your new job". Scarabs came in many designs including winged scarabs. The colors were rich and beautiful. Blue symbolized the Nile River. Red symbolized Ra. There were touches of yellow for the desert and sun. Green was used to emphasis growth. Over time, the scarab became a sacred symbol.
What symbols are in this painting? Animals? What are they carrying? The left side of this painting is filled with heiroglyphics on the background. 1870 bc
Date: / kingdom: 1465BC, New Kingdom
Pectoral neclace is a necklace with a large pendant fallind down on the breast) in the form of a small srhrine with supporting poles and a corniced roof first appeared during the middle kingdom and remained popular throughout the rest of Egyptian history. Contains messages about the king’s supremacy over foreign enemies
Horemheb in the_company_of_the_gods,_valley_of_the_Kings,_Dynasty_XVIII,_1330-_1305_BC New Kingdom
Hieroglyphics in the backgound….
Relief in limestone
They used red and black ink.
cartouche is an oblong, or oval, magical rope which was drawn to contain the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics that spelt out the name of a King or Queen. The "cartouche" can be found on Egyptian monuments and papyrus documents and the magical rope was used to surround the name and protect it. The use of the cartouche started during the beginning of the Fourth Dynasty under Pharaoh Sneferu.
Rosetta Stone - discovered in the city of Rosetta, by French soldiers in 1799 . It had three different scripts in two languages carved into it- Heiroglyphic, Demonic (common script in Ancient Egypt), and Greek. Cracked the code of Ancient Egyptian heiroglyphics. On the stone it lists how good the pharaoh has been to his people of Egypt.
Egyptians believed that the god Thoth invented hieroglyphics. It was first used by Clement from Alexandria.