Art of Ancient Egypt

1. Egyptian Art http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N20Ue_OWVWU&feature=related

2. Great Pyramids There are 138 pyramids that have been found 3 Pyramids at Giza are most famous Pyramids of Khufu, Menkaure, and Khafre

3. Sphinx http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-egypt/videos - the-great-sphinx-is-the-worlds-oldest-statue

4. Tutankhamun -Born in 1341 BC and died 1323 BC -Became pharoah when he was 9 and reigned for 10 years -Tomb found in 1922

5. Nefertiti -Queen of Akhenaten -”Most Beautiful Woman in the World”

9. Menkaure

10. Khafre Hatshepsut

11. Statue of Horus, god of the sky, war and hunting -Pharoahs were said to be Horus in human form

12. -Cats were domesticated in Egypt, around 2000 BC -Became viewed as sacred animals -Many parents named daughters after cats -Laws were passed to protect cats and to prohibit the export of cats -Cat mummies were quite common Bastet, the cat goddess

13. Nested Coffins of Iawttayesheret Dynasty 25, ca. 760-656 BC Wood, pigment, gesso

14. Egyptian vase

16. Scarab

17. Cartouche -Oval shaped name plate for a king -Symbolic of everything that the sun encircled, depicting king’s rule of cosmos -Known in Ancient Egypt as “Sheni” which means to encircle -Symbol to ward off bad luck for king -Name “cartouche” came from Napoleon’s soldiers who thought they looked like cartridges or “cartouches” from their guns Cartouche of Rameses

18. Sarcophagus of Thutmose III

20. -Create your own cartouche -Use symbols to either spell your name or to depict who you are -Do at least 3 different sketches on paper -Decide which one you want to use for your final clay cartouche -Create a final sketch that is approximately 2” x 3/4”