Art. Key Terms Funerary Mask Sarcophagus Conventions Ka.

Ancient EgyptArt

Key TermsFunerary MaskSarcophagusConventionsKa

Palette of King Narmer

from Hierakonpolis, Egypt

ca. 3,000-2,920 B.C.E.

Early Dynastic Periodslateapproximately 25 in. high

Palette of King Narmer

from Hierakonpolis, Egypt

ca. 3,000-2,920 B.C.E.slateapproximately 25 in. high

Palette of King Narmer

from Hierakonpolis, Egypt

ca. 3,000-2,920 B.C.E.slateapproximately 25 in. high

Old Kingdom2575-2150BCE

Rigid Body movementsYouthful appearance of peopleSmooth surface

Khafre

from Gizeh, Egypt

4th Dynasty

ca. 2,520-2,494 B.C.E.dioriteapproximately 66 in. high

Menkaure and Khamerenebty

from Gizeh, Egypt

4th Dynasty

ca. 2,490-2,472 B.C.E.graywackeapproximately 54 1/2 in. high

Menkaure and Khamerenebty

from Gizeh, Egypt

ca. 2,490-2,472 B.C.E.graywackeapproximately 54 1/2 in. high

Seated Scribe

from Saqqara, Egypt

5th Dynasty

ca. 2,450-2,350 B.C.E.painted limestoneapproximately 21 in. high

Ti watching hippopotamus hunt

from Saqqara, Egypt

5th Dynasty

ca. 2,450-2,350 B.C.E.painted limestoneapproximately 48 in. high

Middle Kingdom1975-1640BCE

Riverboat

from tomb of Meketre, Thebes, Egypt

ca. 1,985 B.C.E.gessoed and painted wood50 3/8 in. long

Granary

from tomb of Meketre, Thebes, Egypt

ca. 1,985 B.C.E.gessoed and painted wood29 1/8 in. long

Hippopotamus

from Thebes, Egypt

1991-1783 B.C.E.faience and ceramic7 7/8 in. long

Stele of the Sculptor Userwer12th Dynasty1850BCELimestoneRed and Black inkBritish Museum

New Kingdom1539-1075BCE

Statue of Hatshepsut

Deir el-Bahri, Egypt

18th Dynasty

ca. 1,473-1,458 B.C.E.limestone76 3/4 in. high

Hatshepsutwith offering jars

Deir el-Bahri, Egypt

18th Dynasty

ca. 1,473-1,458 B.C.E.red granite8 ft. 6 in. high

Amarna Period and Akhenaten1353-1336BCEHonored a single god, AtenModern day Tell el-Amarna

Akhenaton

from the temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Egypt

ca. 1,353-1,335 B.C.E.sandstoneapproximately 13 ft. high

Akhenaton sacrificing a duck

ca. 1,353-1,335 B.C.E.limestone9 5/8 in. high

Thutmose

Nefertiti

from Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

ca. 1,353-1,335 B.C.E.painted limestone20 in. high

Akhenaten and His Family18th DynastyTell el-Amarna

CompareDynastic Egypt Amarna

Tiye

from Gurob, Egypt

ca. 1,353-1,335 B.C.E.wood with gold, silver, alabaster, & lapis3 3/4 in. high

Tut

Death Mask of Tutankhamen

from Thebes, Egypt

ca. 1,323 B.C.E.gold with semiprecious stones21 1/4 in. high

Innermost coffin of Tutankhamen

from Thebes, Egypt

ca. 1,323 B.C.E.gold with semiprecious stones73 in. high

Painted chest of Tutankhamen

from Thebes, Egypt

ca. 1,333-1,323 B.C.E.painted wood20 in. long

Wedjat Eye of Tutankhamen

from Thebes, Egypt

ca. 1,333-1,323 B.C.E.gold and precious stones2 in. wide