Egyptian Art
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Narmer Palettte
Narmer Palette
 Large grinding plates made of siltstone
 Depicts the unification of the two kingdoms by
Narmer
 Created 31st Century BCE
 Found in the temple of Horus in 1898
Djoser’s Pyramid
Djoser’s Pyramid
 Oldest large scale pyramid
 Constructed est 2860 BCE
 Built by his vizier Amenhotep
 Center of a large complex
Great Sphinx
Great Sphinx
 Constructed from a single piece of limestone
left from the building of the pyramids
 Built by Pharaoh Khafre guesses around
2700 BCE
 240 ft long and 66 feet tall
 Face is believed to be Khafre
Pyramids of Giza
Pyramids of Giza
 Consists of three pyramids: Great Pyramid of
Khufu (Cheops in Greek), pyramid of Khafre,
and pyramid of Menkaure
 The three smaller pyramids in front are
associated with the pyramid of Mendaure
 Only wonder of the world still standing
 Constructed around 2560 BCE
 Have not found Khufu’s reminents
Queen Hetepheres Bed
Queen Hetepheres Bed
 Mother of Khufu
 Wife of Sneferu
 Important because of the furniture they found
in her tomb
Tomb of Nakht
Tomb of Nakht
 Nakht was a scribe during the 18th dynasty
 Tomb was small but unique in the quality and
nature of the art
 Displays scenes of everyday life rather elite
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings
 Valley that housed the burial tombs of
pharaohs and other important Egyptians
 Was used for nearly 500 years from the 16th
to the 11th century BCE
 Holds a known 63 tombs and chambers
Hatshepsut’s Temple
Hatshepsut’s Temple
 Three tiered complex of temples by Luxor
 Focus is Hatshepsut temple
 Created by her lover
 97 Feet Tall
Statue of Hatshepsut
Statue of Hatshepsut
 One of eight statues that belonged with the
temple
 Portrayed as a male – wore the beard
 Wore garments of male – ruled while son was
too young
Bust of Nefertiti
Bust of Nefertiti
 Known for her great beauty and importance
within society
 Wife of Amenhotep, the Pharaoh that
changed religion from polytheism to
monotheism
 Some believe that the bust is a fake
Death Mask of Tutankhamen
Death Mask of Tutankhamen
 Inner most mask on the body of King Tut
 Covered in gold and precious stone
 21 inches tall
 Forehead are a vulture and cobra
Temple of Abu Simbel
Temple of Abu Simbel
 Carved out of the side of a mountain by
Ramses II
 Commemorate his marriage to Nefertari and
military victory over Nubians
 13th Century BCE
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Lighthouse of Alexandria
 Built in 3rd century BCE on the island of
Pharos off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt
 Originally to serve as a landmark – later as a
lighthouse
 After a series of earthquakes in 1300’s CE it
was destroyed and made into a fort
 No picture or real drawing exsists
Library of Alexandria
Library of Alexandria
 Built in 3rd Century BCE under Ptolemy I
 Housed the largest collection of books and
the largest library of its time period
Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone
 Created – 196 BCE
 Consisted of three languages: Greek,
hieroglyphic, and demotic
 Written so that Priests, and Greeks who were
the rulers of Egypt could read the tablet
 Found by French soldiers in Egypt in 1799
BCE in a small village called Rosetta
Book of the Dead
Book of the Dead
 Explained the Egyptians concept of the
afterlife
 Similar to the Bible but without divine
revelation
 Usually written on papyrus scroll and placed
in coffin of the deceased
 Consisted of hymns, spells and instructions