Egyptian Art

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Egyptian Art
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Map of Ancient Egypt
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Dynasties of Egypt

• Pre-Dynastic
• Early Dynastic
• Old Kingdom
• Middle Kingdom
• New Kingdom
• Conquered by the Assyrians in 670BCE
• Conquered by the Persians in 662BCE
• Conquered by Alexander the Great in 332BCE
• Conquered by the Romans in 30BC

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Pre-Dynastic Period
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Early Temples Priest Duties
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Gods and Goddesses
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Gods and Goddesses
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Gods and Goddesses
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Gods and Goddesses
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Early Dynastic Period
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Palatte of Narmer, Dynasty I, c.3000BCE, Egyptian
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White Crown of Upper Egypt
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Palatte of Narmer
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Horus
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Palatte of Narmer
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Red Crown of Lower Egypt
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Palatte of Narmer
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Human Ideal
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Regular People
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Hieroglyphics
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Parts of Person

• Physical body
• Shadow
• Name
• Ka
• Ba
• Akh

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Cartouche
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Khnum
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Mummification
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Canopic Jars
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Embalming Process
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Completed Mummy
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Funeral
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Opening the Mouth Ceremony
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Sarcophagus
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The Old Kingdom - 2686-2181BCE
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Mastaba
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Stepped Pyramids
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King Djosers Funerary Complex at Saqqara
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Columns
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Engaged Columns
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Columns
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Pyramid
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Pyramids of Giza
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Plan of Giza
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Process of making the pyramids
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Protection
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Khafra's ka statue
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Sculpture
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Sculptors at work
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Canon of Proportions
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Menkaura and a Queen (Khamerenebty II), Dynasty
4, c.2500BCE, Egyptian
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Seated Scribe, Dynasty 5, c.2494-2354BCE,
Egyptian
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Tomb Decoration
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Ti Watching the Hippopotamus Hunt
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MIDDLE KINGDOM
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Hippopotamus
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Pectoral of Senusret II, Dynasty 12, c.1880-1874,
Egyptian
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New Kingdom
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Main Pharaohs

• Hatsheput
• Ramses II
• Akhenaton
• Tutankhamen

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Hatshepsut (dynasty 18, ruled 1473-1458BCE)
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Deir-el-Bahri
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Temple Layout
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Rameses II (Dynasty 19, ruled c.1279-1213)
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The Temples of Rameses II and Nefertari at Abu
Simble, Dyansty 19, c.1279-1213BCE, Egyptian
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Detail
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Nefertaris Tomb
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Nefertaris Tomb
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Akhenaten and the Art of the Amarna Period
(Dynasty 18, c1352-1369)
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Temple Structure
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Aten
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Akhenaten and His Family, Dynasty 18,
c.1352-1336BCE, Egyptian
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Nefertiti, Dynasty 18, c.1352-1336BCE, Egyptian
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Tutankhamun, Dynasty 18, ruled c.1336-1327
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Tomb
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Coffins
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Innermost coffin
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Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun, Dynasty 18,
c.1327BCE, Egyptian
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Judgment before Osiris, Dynasty 19, c.1285BCE,
Egyptian