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Fowling scene from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes, Egypt), c.1400-1350 BCE, fresco on dry plaster. The Temple of Nebamun has some of the best preserved mural paintings of the NewKingdom.
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Fowling scene from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes, Egypt), c.1400-1350 BCE, fresco on dry plaster The Temple of Nebamunhas some of the best preserved mural paintings of the NewKingdom
hunting with a boomerang in the afterlifewife and daughter represented with a greater sense of naturalism.Hieratic Scaledry fresco techniquesays” he’s enjoying recreation in his after life”
Fresco Technique Painting Techniques where artists paint on wet plaster. Wall surface absorbs the pigment as plaster dries. Permanent painting Technique. Variations: Wet or Dry Plaster.
Hunting Scenes: often represent successful hunts “triumph over death and disorder” Scenes of the Luxurious Life
Musicians and dancers from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes), c. 1400-1350 BCErare attempt at a frontal pose and foreshortening/ references to sensual pleasures in the afterlife (perfumed cones, wine, nude dancers)
Akhenaton, from the temple of Amen-Re (Karnak), c. 1353-1335 BCE, sandstone
Akhenaton and Nefertiti/ cult of Aton and the move of the capital of Egypt from Thebes to Tell el-Amarna / curvilinear lines and increased naturalistic rendering/ image of androgynous “spiritual beauty,” the Amarna style/
Bust of Nefertiti, from Tell el-Amarna, c. 1353-1335 BCE, painted limestone
Stele from a house shrine depicting Akhenaten and Nefertiti with three of their daughters beneath the sun of Aten (Tell el-Amarna), c. 1345 BCE, limestone
Smenkhkare and Meritaten, from Tell el-Amarna (Egypt), c. 1335 BCE, painted limestone relief
Left: Head of colossal statue of Akhenaton (Karnak), c. 1350 BCE, sandstoneCenter: Tiye (Gurob) c. 1353-1335 BCE, woodRight: Female torso, c. 1345 BCE, quartzite
Post-Amarna Period Death mask of Tutankhamen, from the innermost coffin in his tomb (Thebes), c. 1323 BCE, gold with inlay of semiprecious stonesLord Carnarvon and Howard Carter/ body encased within three coffins/ soft, serene expression of the Amarna style persisting
Innermost coffin of Tutankhamen (Thebes), c. 1323 BCE, gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones
Tutankhamun’s Golden Throne, c. 1335 BCE, wood, gold, silver, glass, faience and semiprecious stones
Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer (Thebes), c. 1290-1280 BCE, painted papyrus scroll
Book of the Dead/ Hall of Judgment and the weighing of the heart against the feather of Maat/ Anubis, Ammit, and Thoth
Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys/ the ankh and the sons of Horus/ continuous narration
Opening of the Mouth, from the Book of the Dead of HuNefer (Thebes), c. 1290-1280 BCE, painted papyrus scroll
Anubis leaning over Sennutem’s Mummy, from the tomb of Sennutem (Deir el-Medina)
The Mummy of the Sun God from the Tomb of Nefertari, (Thebes), c. 1250 BCE
Atum and Osiris, wall pianting from the tomb of Nefertari, Valley of the Queens, c. 1279-1212 BCE
Scene of sowing and plowing in the fields, from the tomb of Sennedjem (Thebes), 13th century BCE
Temple of Horus Edfu, Egypt ca. 237-47 B.C.E.
Cat from Thebes, Egypt 304-31 B.C.E. bronze 11 in. high
Temple of Dendur from Nubia ca. 15 B.C.E. sandstone 82 ft. long
Temple of Dendur from Nubia ca. 15 B.C.E. sandstone 82 ft. long
Temple of Dendur from Nubia ca. 15 B.C.E. sandstone 82 ft. long
Portrait of a boy from Faiyum, Egypt 2nd century A.D. encaustic on wood 15 in. high
Faiyum portraits 2nd century A.D. encaustic on wood