The Palette Of King Narmer
2. The Palette of King Narmer marks the transition from prehistory to the historical period in Ancient Egypt because it is the first Egyptian artwork to document the name of an Egyptian pharaoh. Hierarchical proportions are utilized: King Narmer is shown larger than the other figures to symbolize his authority. Narmer is shown slaying an unarmed enemy, further displaying his power. The artist has also used symbolism to show the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. A man with a plant growing from him(symbolizing defeated Lower Egypt) is being held captive by a falcon with human arms (who represents Horus, the pharaoh's protector). 3. Embalming(or mummification) was a 70-day technique used to preserve the body. Egyptians believed that preserving the body would help to ensure the ka(a soul-like entity) would live on in the afterlife.
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The process of embalming involved the surgical removal of organs that the Egyptians believed where most subject to decay.
Natron (a natural salt compound) was then used to dehydrate the body for 40 days. The corpse was filled with resin-soaked linens and covered. A representation of the wedjat eye of hours(an amulet believed to ward off evil and promote rebirth) was incised on the corpse. Resins and lotions where then applied to the body before it was wrapped with linen bandages. After this, other amulets where often added to the
mummy.
4. The Great Pyramids at Gizeh where constructed during the Fourth Dynasty. The height of these pyramids, as well as the Stepped Pyramid, functioned in bringing the pyramids(which housed mastaba tombs) closer to the havens. In the shape of the Stepped Pyramid, which predates the Great Pyramids, the great mastabas are more obviously stacked- giving the pyramid sides a stair like appearance. The walls of the Great Pyramids appear much smoother.
5. Historians believe that the Great Sphinx was carved from one colossal piece of sandstone. The figure has a human head(symbolizing the intelligence of humans) and a lion body(representing power and authority).
6. The Seated Scribe differs from representations of pharaohs in that he was not as idealized. His age lines and protruding body contrasts with the youthful, muscular features of pharaoh representations.
7. Rock cut tombs where the most popular form of funerary monument during the Middle Kingdom.
8. The columns at the Temple of Amen-Ra do not have any structural function. However, the columns at Amen-Re are 22 feet in diameter and support the roof.
9. To prevent the Temple of Ramses II from becoming submerged in a dam reservoir, engineers moved the statue 700 feet.
10. The painter of the frescos in the Tomb of Nebamun experimented with style by showing overlapping figures and complicated, dancing poses. They also depicted some figures in frontal view. In addition to experimenting stylistically, the painter also experiments with technique.
11. A statue depicting pharaoh Akhenaton displays features that differ from Egyptian artwork prior to it's time. Akhenaton is displayed with a curvy body with elongated limbs. The face is long, with heavy eyelids and puffy lips. These stylistic differences do end with depictions of Akhenaton: a sunken relief of Akhenaton and his children depicts his entire family in this manner. These stylistic features prevail throughout the Amarna Period.
12. The headdress depicted on the Death Mask of Tutankhamen is of the uraeus cobra style. The upright cobra symbolized sovereignty, royalty, and divine authority to the people of this time. The expensive materials- gold and semiprecious stone- display the wealth and royalty of Tutankhamen.
13. Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire in 30 BCE.
The process of embalming involved the surgical removal of organs that the Egyptians believed where most subject to decay.
Natron (a natural salt compound) was then used to dehydrate the body for 40 days. The corpse was filled with resin-soaked linens and covered. A representation of the wedjat eye of hours(an amulet believed to ward off evil and promote rebirth) was incised on the corpse. Resins and lotions where then applied to the body before it was wrapped with linen bandages. After this, other amulets where often added to the
mummy.
4. The Great Pyramids at Gizeh where constructed during the Fourth Dynasty. The height of these pyramids, as well as the Stepped Pyramid, functioned in bringing the pyramids(which housed mastaba tombs) closer to the havens. In the shape of the Stepped Pyramid, which predates the Great Pyramids, the great mastabas are more obviously stacked- giving the pyramid sides a stair like appearance. The walls of the Great Pyramids appear much smoother.
5. Historians believe that the Great Sphinx was carved from one colossal piece of sandstone. The figure has a human head(symbolizing the intelligence of humans) and a lion body(representing power and authority).
6. The Seated Scribe differs from representations of pharaohs in that he was not as idealized. His age lines and protruding body contrasts with the youthful, muscular features of pharaoh representations.
7. Rock cut tombs where the most popular form of funerary monument during the Middle Kingdom.
8. The columns at the Temple of Amen-Ra do not have any structural function. However, the columns at Amen-Re are 22 feet in diameter and support the roof.
9. To prevent the Temple of Ramses II from becoming submerged in a dam reservoir, engineers moved the statue 700 feet.
10. The painter of the frescos in the Tomb of Nebamun experimented with style by showing overlapping figures and complicated, dancing poses. They also depicted some figures in frontal view. In addition to experimenting stylistically, the painter also experiments with technique.
11. A statue depicting pharaoh Akhenaton displays features that differ from Egyptian artwork prior to it's time. Akhenaton is displayed with a curvy body with elongated limbs. The face is long, with heavy eyelids and puffy lips. These stylistic differences do end with depictions of Akhenaton: a sunken relief of Akhenaton and his children depicts his entire family in this manner. These stylistic features prevail throughout the Amarna Period.
12. The headdress depicted on the Death Mask of Tutankhamen is of the uraeus cobra style. The upright cobra symbolized sovereignty, royalty, and divine authority to the people of this time. The expensive materials- gold and semiprecious stone- display the wealth and royalty of Tutankhamen.
13. Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire in 30 BCE.