Egyptian Art Predynastic Early Dynastic Dynasties I-III Old Kingdom Dynasties IV-VIII
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Egyptian Art
PredynasticEarly DynasticDynasties I-IIIOld KingdomDynasties IV-VIIIMiddle KingdomDynasties XI-XIVNew KingdomDynasties XVIII-XXLate PeriodDynasties XXV-XXXIPtolemaic
Predynastic Period
Palette of King Narmer
Ca. 3000-2920 B.C.
Hierakonpolis, Egypt
Material: Slate
Size: approx. 2’ 1” high
Early Dynastic Period
Stepped Pyrymid of Djoser
Artist: Imhotep
Ca. 2630-2611 B.C.
Saqquara, Egypt
Dynasty III
Material: Stone
Old Kingdom
Great Pyramids: Menkaure, ca. 2490-2472; Khafre, ca. 2520 – 2494; Khufu, ca. 2551-2528 b.c.Gizeh, EgyptDynasty IVHeight: Khufu – 775 ft.Material: Sandstone
Old Kingdom
Great Sphinx:
ca. 2520-2494 b.c.
Gizeh, Egypt
Dynasty IV
Height: Khufu – 65 ft.
Length: 240 ft.
Material: Sandstone
Old Kingdom
Khafre
ca. 2520-2494 b.c.
Gizeh, Egypt
Dynasty IV
Height: 5’ 6”
Material: Diorite
Old Kingdom
Menkaure and Khamerernebty
ca. 2490-2472 B.C.
Gizeh, Egypt
Dynasty IV
Height: 5’ 6”
Material: Diorite
New Kingdom
Queen Hatshepsut
ca. 1473-1458 B.C.
Deir el-Bahri, Egypt
Dynasty XVIII
Height: 8’ 6”
Material: Red Granite
Ramses IIRamses II, often called "Ramses the Great," was one of the most prolific builders in Egyptian history. His productivity was unmatched in other areas of his life as well: for example, he fathered more than 100 children with his two principal wives, Queens Nefertari and Asetnofret, along with his many secondary wives. During his 67 year reign (1290-1224 B.C.), Ramses built more monuments tohimself than any other pharaoh. His record of the Battle of Kadesh was recorded in at least eight different places throughout Egypt. One monumental statue in the UPM's collection from the site of Abydos depicts the king in the guise of the great mortuary god Osiris. The king is shown wearing the white crown and a false beard. He grasps the crook and the flail, traditional elements of royalty, in his hands. This statue was originally brightly painted and some of its original color still remains.
New Kingdom
Ramses II
ca. 2520-2494 b.c.
Luxor, Egypt
Dynasty XIX
Height: approx. 3’
Material: Red Granite
New Kingdom
Temple of Ranses II
ca. 1400-1350 B.C.
Thebes, Egypt
Dynasty XVIII
Height: approx. 2’ 8”
Material: Fresco on Dry Plaster
New Kingdom
Portrait of Nefertiti
ca. 1353-1335 B.C.
Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
Dynasty XVIII
Artist: Thutmose
Height: approx. 1’ 8”
Material: Painted Limestone
New Kingdom
Death Mask of Tutankhamen
ca. 1323 B.C.
Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
Dynasty XVIII
Height: approx. 1’ 9”
Material: Gold inlaid with Semiprecious Stones
New Kingdom
Temple of Ranses II
ca. 1290-1224 B.C.
Abu Simbel, Egypt
Dynasty XIX
Height: approx. 65’
Material: Sandstone
New Kingdom
Detail from Temple of Ranses II
ca. 1290-1224 B.C.
Abu Simbel, Egypt
Dynasty XIX
Height: approx. 65’
Material: Sandstone
From left to right: Closed Papyrus, Clustered column (papyrus bundle, popular in New Kingdom), Open
Paypyrus, and closed Papyrus.
Ptolemaic
Temple of Horus
ca. 237-47 b.c.
Edfu, Egypt
Material: Diorite