Guide to Ancient Egyptian Art

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ezra, Ruth, editor.

Harris, Beth, editor.

Zucker, Steven, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Textbooks.

History.

Arts--Textbooks.

Arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY Smarthistory 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book contains all of Smarthistory’s content for Ancient Egyptian art.

Contents:

Part I. A beginner's guide

1. Ancient Egypt, an introduction

2. Ancient Egyptian art

3. Materials and techniques in ancient Egyptian art

Part II. Predynastic and Old Kingdom

4. Palette of King Narmer

5. An introduction to the Great Pyramids of Giza (Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure)

6. The Pyramid of Khufu

7. The Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx

8. The Pyramid of Menkaure

9. King Menkaure (Mycerinus) and queen

10. The Seated Scribe (Saqqara)

Part III. Middle and New Kingdom

11. Temple of Amun-Re and the Hypostyle Hall, Karnak

12. Mortuary Temple and Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

13. House Altar depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Three of their Daughters

14. Portrait Head of Queen Tiye

15. Thutmose, Model Bust of Queen Nefertiti

16. Tutankhamun's tomb (innermost coffin and death mask)

17. Last judgement of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb

Notes:

Description based on print resource