CHAPTER 3 ADVANCED PLACEMENT ART HISTORY

CHAPTER 3 ADVANCED PLACEMENT ART HISTORY ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT LECTURE SLIDES

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Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt Upper Egypt is in the south

Ancient Egypt Lower Egypt is in the north

Satellite image of Egypt

Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun, gold inlaid with glass and semiprecious stones, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,322 BCE nemes headdress is seen

Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun, gold inlaid with glass and semiprecious stones, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,322 BCE the double-cobra symbol demonstrates the Pharaoh's power

Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun, gold inlaid with glass and semiprecious stones, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1322 BCE

Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun, gold inlaid with glass and semiprecious stones, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,322 BCE

Howard Carter inside King Tut s tomb, 1922

Egyptian god and goddess family tree:

Name that god:

Name that goddess:

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Falcon

Name that god:

Ibis

Name that god:

Jackal

Egyptian Symbols

Palette of Narmer, green schist, Early Dynastic, 2,950 BCE

Palette of Narmer, green schist, Early Dynastic, 2,950 BCE the FISH (NAR) and CHISEL (MAR) symbol of Narmar

Palette of Narmer, green schist, Early Dynastic, 2,950 BCE Narmar wears the White Crown of Lower (northern) Egypt

Palette of Narmer, green schist, Early Dynastic, 2,950 BCE Narmar wears a bull s tail to show his power

Palette of Narmer, green schist, Early Dynastic, 2,950 BCE

Palette of Narmer, green schist, Early Dynastic, 2,950 BCE Nar (fish) + Mer (chisel)= Narmer Narmar now wears the Double Crown of Unified Egypt

Palette of Narmer, green schist, Early Dynastic, 2,950 BCE

composite pose= impossible stance! Ancient Near Easterners did this as well

A convention of Egyptian painting was to show landscapes in bird s eye view

Djoser s Funerary Complex, Saqqura, Third Dynasty, 2,630-2,575 BCE

Model of Djoser s Funerary Complex, Saqqura

Djoser s Funerary Complex, Saqqura, Third Dynasty, 2,630-2,575 BCE

Elements of Architecture: mastaba

Elements of Architecture: stepped pyramid

Elements of Architecture: pyramid

Spelterini Necropolis, near Cairo

Canopic Jar, alabaster, New Kingdom, 1,350 BCE

Organs of the mummified were placed in canopic jars

Great Pyramids, Giza, Fourth Dynasty, 2,575-2,450 BCE

Model of the Giza Plateau

Great Sphinx, Funerary Complex of Khafre, Giza, Old Kingdom, 2,520-2,494 BCE

Valley Temple of Khafre, Giza, Old Kingdom, 2,520-2,494 BCE

Khafre, Valley Temple of Khafre, Giza, diorite, Fourth Dynasty, 2,500 BCE

Khafre, Valley Temple of Khafre, Giza, diorite, Fourth Dynasty, 2,500 BCE A depiction of the falcon god Horus

Khafre, Valley Temple of Khafre, Giza, diorite, Fourth Dynasty, 2,500 BCE

Khafre, Valley Temple of Khafre, Giza, diorite, Fourth Dynasty, 2,500 BCE Lion legs, Lotus (Upper Egypt) & Papyrus (Lower Egypt)

Papyrus

Menkaure and Queen, Giza, graywacke, Fourth Dynasty, 2,490-2,472 BCE

Demedji and Hennutsen, Old Kingdom, 2,400 BCE

Pepy II and His Mother, Queen Anknes-Meryre, alabaster, Sixth Dynasty, 2,323-2,152 BCE

Seated Scribe, painted limestone with inlaid eyes, Fifth Dynasty, 2,450-2,325 BCE Become a scribe so that your limbs remain smooth and your hands soft and you can wear white and walk like a man of standing whom [even] courtiers will greet. -ancient Egyptian inscription

Seated Scribe, painted limestone with inlaid eyes, Fifth Dynasty, 2,450-2,325 BCE

Butcher, painted limestone, Fifth Dynasty, 2,450-2,325 BCE

Ti Watching a Hippopotaus Hunt, Tomb of Ti, painted limestone, Fifth Dynasty, 2,450-2,325 BCE

Tomb of Seti II, 19 th Dynasty, 1200 BCE-1194 BCE

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Head of Senrusret III, quartzite, Twelfth Dynasty, 1,820 BCE Fill not thy heart with a brother, Know not a friend, Nor make thyself intimates When thou sleepest, guard for thyself thine own heart; For a man has no supporters, In the day of evil. -Amenemhat, father of Senrusret I and great-grandfather of Senrusret III

Head of Senrusret III, quartzite, Twelfth Dynasty, 1,820 BCE

Khafre Fourth Dynasty Senusret III Twelfth Dynasty note the shift in attitude and emotional impact

Pectoral of Senrusret II, gold and semiprecious stones, Twelfth Dynasty, 1,938-1,755 BCE

Rock-Cut Tombs, Beni Hasan, Twelfth Dynasty, 1,938-1,756 BCE

Picking Figs, Tomb of Khnumhotep, Beni Hasan, Twelfth Dynasty, 1,890 BCE

Tomb of Sennedjem, Thebes, New Kingdom common people are shown in more relaxed poses than royals

Stele of the Sculptor Userwer, limestone, Twelfth Dynasty, 1,850 BCE

Stele of Amenemhat, painted limestone, Eleventh Dynasty, 2,000 BCE

Plan of northern section of Kahun, reign of Senusret II, Twelfth Dynasty, 1,880-1,874 BCE

Temple of Amun at Karnak, New Kingdom, 1,500 BCE

Temple of Amun at Karnak, New Kingdom, 1,500 BCE great pylons in front, with obelisks

Temple of Amun at Karnak, New Kingdom, 1,500 BCE peristyle Hall

Temple of Amun at Karnak, New Kingdom, 1,500 BCE hypostyle hall

Temple of Amun at Karnak, New Kingdom, 1,500 BCE

Reconstruction Drawing of Hypostyle Hall, Karnak

Columns with Papyriform and Bud Capitals, Temple of Amun at Karnak, New Kingdom, 1,500 BCE

Temple of Amun at Karnak, New Kingdom, 1,500 BCE sunken relief on columns

Temple of Amun at Karnak, New Kingdom, 1,500 BCE

Section of the Avenue of Sphinxes that connects Temple of Amun at Karnak with Temple of Amun at Luxor

Temple of Amun at Luxor

Hatshepsut Kneeling, red granite, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,473-1,458 BCE

Hatshepsut Enthroned, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,473-1,458 BCE

Hatshepsut Enthroned, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,473-1,458 BCE Hatshepsut wears a bull s tail

Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir El-Bahri, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,473-1,458 BCE

Ramose s Brother May and His Wife Werener, Tomb of Ramose, Thebes, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,375-1,365 BCE

Ramose s Brother May and His Wife Werener, Tomb of Ramose, Thebes, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,375-1,365 BCE While unhurried days come and go, Let us turn to each other in quiet affection, Walk in peace to the edge of old age. And I shall be with you each unhurried day, A woman given her one wish: to see For a lifetime the face of her Lord. -New Kingdom love poem

Ramose s Brother May and His Wife Werener, Tomb of Ramose, Thebes, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,375-1,365 BCE

Unfinished relief carvings, Tomb of Ramose, Thebes, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,375-1,365 BCE

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Colossal Figure of Akhenaten, sandstone, New Kingdom, 1,340 BCE remaining portion is 13 in height

Colossal Figure of Akhenaten, sandstone, New Kingdom, 1,340 BCE

Akhenaten and his Family, limestone, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,350 BCE

Queen Tiy, wood, ebony, glass, silver, gold, lapis lazuli, cloth, clay and wax, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,352 BCE bust is 3.75 in height (about the size of a baseball)

Queen Tiy, wood, ebony, glass, silver, gold, lapis lazuli, cloth, clay and wax, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,352 BCE

Nefertiti, painted limestone, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,353-1,336 BCE

Fish-Shaped Perfume Bottle, glass, painted limestone, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,353-1,336 BCE

Hippopotamus, faience, Twelfth Dynasty, 1,958-1,755 BCE

Inner Coffin of Tutankhamun s Sarcophagus, Valley of the Kings, gold inlaid with glass and semiprecious stones, Eighteenth Dynasty, 1,332-1,322 BCE

Painted chest, tomb of Tutankhamen,1,333-1,323 BCE

Crook and Flail, symbols associated with Osiris and the royal insignia

King Tut s Falcon Pectoral Amulet, New Kingdom, 1,350

Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Nineteenth Dynasty, 1,279-1,213 BCE

Temples of Ramses II and Nefertari, Abu Simbel, Nineteenth Dynasty, 1,279-1,213 BCE

Queen Nefertari making an offering to Isis, tomb of Nefertari, Valley of the Queens, Nineteenth Dynasty, 1,290-1,224 BCE

Rosetta Stone, Late Period, 196 BCE

Hieroglyphic signs

Judgment of Hunefer before Osiris, Book of the Dead, painted papyrus, Nineteenth Dynasty, 1,285 BCE

Book of the Dead (portion of scroll), New Kingdom, 1,285 BCE

Books of the Dead on display in a German museum PHOTO BY: ROBERT W. FREY, BERLIN, GERMANY, JUNE 2013

Karomama, bronze inlaid with gold, silver, electrum, glass and copper, Twenty-Second Dynasty, 945-715 BCE

Mummy wrapping of a Young Boy, linen wrapping with encaustic portrait, Roman Period, 100-120 CE Egypt would eventually loose all independence conquered by Alexander in 333 BCE, it became Greek Octavius overcame Cleopatra in 31 BCE, it became Roman property Egypt would eventually become Byzantine, and finally Muslim (present-day)

Mummy wrapping of a Young Boy, linen wrapping with encaustic portrait, Roman Period, 100-120 CE

Portrait of a Young Boy, 100 CE Man with Wreath, 150 CE