KENNY-ART

there are four main periods of egyptian art: 1) 3200 - 2185 BC: Old Kingdom 2) 2040 - 1650 BC: Middle Kingdom 3) 1550 - 1070 BC: New Kingdom 4) 1370 - 1340 BC: Amarna Art.

in 2650 the pyramid of King Zoser of the third Dynasty, buit in Saqqara, the anchient necropolis ("the city of the dead"). Pyramids with stairs are usually used as tombs to protect the king inside the tomb as oposed to being a temple plat fourm.

2525-2475 B.C. the fourth dynasty made sculpters that were made out of large stone blocks, they believed that the souls of the dead would go into the statue after the body decomposed.



2600-2550 B.C the fourth dynasty made paintings thats represented people who have died. this picture of gesse would mean that this man was unliked becasue gesse are below mankind.



At the Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel the King Ramses of the nineteenth dynasty was so proud of his accoumplishments he had 4 colossal imigaes of himself made standing at 65' infront of the temple.



This painting called "Musicians and Dancers" came from the tomb of Nebamun the women are showen dancing to the musicans that are sitting down.

This painting is called Last judgement of Hu-Nefer from his tomb at Thebes. It is a a nineteenth dynasty piece made in 1290-1280 B.C. It is a painted papyrus scroll approximately 18" high. In it Hu-Nefer is led into the hall of judgement by Anubis, the god of embalming. Anubis is weighing the dead man's heart against the feather of of the goddess Maat, protectoress of truth and right. If his heart does not meaure up his heart will be devoured by Ammit, a monster. This shows the Egyptian belief in the importance of the Afterlife.



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