Egyptian art (Middle Kingdom-New Kingdom)

Wooden tomb Model, Middle Kingdom, Egypt. depict activities in the daily life, making them available to the dead in the afterlife,

Middle Kingdom, Egypt. Coffin texts, changing beliefs of the afterlife from the old kingdom, wooden coffin decorated with hieroglyphic texts, depicts objects from everyday life to use in the after life. rituals and spells

Middle Kingdom, Egypt. Senusret III unlike Old kingdom portraits expresses individualism. He has a serious expression on his face and doesn’t appear extremely youthful. amulet around his neck, royal headdress, nose has been destroyed.

New Kingdom, Egypt, 1550-1069 BCE. Hatshepsut funerary complex. her name is erased from many monuments and sculptures by her stepson Thutmose III (iconoclasm). 2 teared funerary complex, many columns. She worse not only the crown of Upper and lower egypt but also a ceremonial beard like the kings

New Kingdom, Egypt, Colossal statue of Akhenaten. He is seen with a very long face and a feminine body. he institutes monotheism and only believes in the god Aten

New Kingdom, Egypt. Limestone Stele with Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti. holding their children this is very different from any other depictions of pharaohs or rulers in Egyptian art. sunken relief, sun is pointing down on them (reference to Aten). Naturalism

New Kingdom, Egypt. Bust of Nefertiti, carved out of limestone and gypsum. very detailed. Naturalism. never finished.

New Kingdom, Egypt. Tomb of Tutankhamun (Tut), sarcophagus, spectacular burial,

New kingdom, Wooden chest of Tut, Egypt, inlaid wooden chest. depicts several images of kings victorious in hunt and in battle

New Kingdom, Ramesses II Luxor Pylon, obelisks and colossal statues of Ramesses II were erected in front of pylon. to protect the temple

New Kingdom, Egypt. Battle of Kadesh. Ramesses II, Hierarchal scale, hieroglyphics accompany the painted images.

rock cut temple, New Kingdom, Egypt, Ramesses II.

New Kingdom, Egypt. Book of the dead. Osiris the ruler of the afterlife, people being judged by the gods, weighing of the heart ritual.

Egyptian Obelisk ( New kingdom) large pillar with hieroglyphics and topped with a small pyramid.

New Kingdom, Late period. Bronze statue of Karomama. left foot forward, cast in bronze using the lost wax method.

New Kingdom, late period, Egypt. Used art from the past. statue of Mentuemhat. looked like the old kingdom, younger, idealism, upright male body. Left leg steps forward.