Egyptian Art

Egyptian Art

5000 BC to 300 ADJesseca Tapia

Egyptian PeriodsPredynastic (4210 BC-2680 BC)Old Kingdom (2680 BC-2258BC)

Middle Kingdom (2258BC- 1786 BC)New Kingdom (1786 BC- 1085 BC)Amarna Period (1085 BC- 1055 BC)

Late Period (1055 BC- 287 BC)Ptolemaic (287 BC- 30 BC)

Art FormsArchitecture

PaperPottery

SculpturesHieroglyphsLiteraturePaintings

Architecture of the Dendera Temple

Cleopatra and her son, Cesarion on the back wall.

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3,072×2,304 (12.95 MB)

The entrance to Dendera’s Temple3,072×2,304 (12.95 MB)

Mummification

Actual Mummified remains in the Tomb of Niperpathot, Mountain of the Dead, Siwa

This is a picture of Anubis finishing mummification, Tomb of Amennakht.

Paintings and Paper

Painting showing Royalty to the Queen.

The Book of the Dead written on papyrus428×640 (49 KB)

Sculptures

• The Great Sphinx of Giza• 3,880×2,580 (2.89 MB) Sculpted head of

Amenhotep III428×640 (49 KB)

Works Cited "Art of ancient Egypt." Wikipedia, The Free

Encyclopedia. 7 Oct 2009, 05:10 UTC. 7 Oct 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Art_of_ancient_Egypt&oldid=318396546>.

Rymer, Eric. "Royalty Free Pictures." Egyptian Wall Paintings. 01 2004. Eric Rymer, Web. 7 Oct 2009. <http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/rf-k-egyptian-wall-painting.htm>.

"Egypt: The Mummification Process." Travel-Notes. Web. 7 Oct 2009. <http://www.travel-notes.org/mummy.html>.