AH1- Egypt (part3)

EgyptPart 3

Nebamun

Scribe and Counter of Grain

Paintings removed from Tomb (now lost) and brought to British Museum

Fresco Secco “Dry Fresco”

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Fowling scene, from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1400–1350 BCE. Fresco on dry plaster,. 2’ 8” high. British Museum, London.

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Musicians and dancers, from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1400–1350 BCE. Fresco on dry plaster, 1’ X 2’ 3”. British Museum, London.

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Ti watching a hippopotamus hunt, relief in the mastaba of Ti,

Saqqara, Egypt, Fifth Dynasty, ca. 2450–2350 BCE. Painted

limestone, 4’ high.

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2450–2350 BCE1400–1350 BCE

11Obama and staff watching Bin Laden Raid

12Ramses killing a Hittite

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Akhenaten

Formerly Amenhotep IV

Starts new religion with ONE god

Moves capital to Amarna, builds

brand new city (Akhetaten)

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Amenhotep IVBefore he becomesAkhenaten

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The Amarna Period 1353-1335 BCEDuring the New Kingdom the priesthood of Amen had become more powerful than the Pharaoh

A religious revolution

Monotheism: Aton the sun God represented as a sun disk not human or animal formAkhenaton forms new religious order, he is the sun and sole prophet of God

Changes in politics were reflected by changes in artistic style

AkhetatenAka “Tell-el-Amarna”

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Beautiful downtown Amarna (Akhetaten)

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Akhenaton, from the temple of Aton, Karnak, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1353–1335 BCE. Sandstone, 13’

high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

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Khafre enthroned, from Gizeh, Egypt, Fourth Dynasty, ca. 2520–2494 BCE. Diorite, 5’ 6” high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Akhenaton and ArtAndrogynous: (having male and female qualities)

Sexless sun disk-a manifestation of ATON OR a product of geneology?

Frontal pose

Curving contours

Long face, full lips, heavy eyelids, dreamy expression

Misshapen body

Narrow waist

Protruding belly

Wide hips

fat thighs

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THUTMOSE, Nefertiti, from Amarna, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1353–1335 BCE. Painted limestone, approx. 1’ 8” high. Ägyptisches

Museum, Berlin.

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Tiye, from Ghurab, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1353–1335 BCE. Wood,

with gold, silver, alabaster, and lapis lazuli, 3 3/4” high. Ägyptisches

Museum, Berlin.

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Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters, from Amarna, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1353–1335 BCE. Limestone, 1’ 1/4” high. Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin.

Unusual familial intimacy

Wind is blowing

Cushions are “cushioning”

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Post -Amarna Period

-Re-establishment of the priesthood of Amen. -Return to old artistic conventions.

Akhen-who?

Compare and contrast the styles of Kingship.

Akhenaton Amarna period 1353 BCE sandstone 13’

Khafre, from Gizeh,ca. 2520-2494 BCE. Diorite, 5' 6 high

Valley of the Kings

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Innermost coffin of Tutankhamen, from his tomb at Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1323 BCE. Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious

stones, 6’ 1” long. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.