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Egypt Notes. Predynastic tomb at Hierakonpolis , c. 3500-3200 BCE. Palette of King Narmir , from Hierakanpolis , Egypt predynastic , c. 3000-2920 BCE. Slate, 2’1’ high, Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Djoser step pyramid by Imhotep , 2630-2611 BCE.
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Palette of King Narmir, from Hierakanpolis, Egypt predynastic, c. 3000-2920 BCE. Slate, 2’1’ high, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Façade of North Palace mortuary of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd dynasty, 2630-2611 BCE
Great pyramids Gizeh, Egypt, Fourth Dynasty, Menkaure-2490-2472 BCE Khafre-2520-2494 BCE Khufu 2551-2528 BCE
Great Sphinx, Gizeh, Egypt, Fourth dynasty, c. 2520-2494 BCE. Sandstone, 65’ x 240’
Khafre enthroned, Gizeh, Egypt, Fourth Dynasty, c. 2520-2494 BCE. Diorite, 5’6” high, Egyptian Museum Cairo
Menkaure and Kamerernebty, Gizeh, Egypt, fourth dynasty, 2490-2472 BCE. Greywacke, 4’6 ½” high, Museum Fine Arts Boston
Seated scribe from Saqquara, Egypt, Fourth Dynasty, 2500 BCE. Painted limestone, 1’9” high, Louvre, Paris
Ti Watching the Hippopotamus Hunt, c. 2400 B.C.E., painted limestone, Tomb of Ti, Saqqara, Egypt
Fragmentary head of Senusret III, 12 th dynasty, c. 1860 BCE. Red Quartzite, 6 ½ “ high, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Interior hall of rock cut tomb Amenemhet, 12th dynasty, BeniHasan, Egypt, 1950-1900 BCE
Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri, Egypt, 18th dynasty, 1473-1458 BCE
Hatshepsut with offering jars, Deir el-Bahri, Egypt, 18th dynasty, 1473-1458 BCE. Red Granite, 8’6” high, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Fowling scene from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt. 18th dynasty, 1400-1350 BCE. Fresco on dry plaster, 2’8”, British Museum, London
Musicians and dancers from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th dynasty, 1400-1350 BCE. Fresco on dry plaster, 1’x2’3”, British Museum, London
Nefertiti, 1353-1335 B.C.E., limestone, Egyptian Museum, Berlin
Queen Tiye, Ghurab, Egypt, 18th dynasty, c. 1353-1335 BCE. Wood, gold ,silver, alabster, lapis lazuli. 3 ½ “ high. Agyptisches Museum, Berlin
Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and three daughters, Amarna, Egypt. 18th dynasty, c. 1353-1355 BCE. Limestone, 1’1/4” high, Agyptisches Museum, Berlin
Painted chest tomb of Tutankhamen, Thebes, Egypt. 18th dynasty, ca. 1333-1323 BCE. Wood, 1’8” long, Egyptian Museum. Cairo
Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer, Thebes, Egypt. 19th dynasty, ca. 1290-1280 BCE. Painted papyrus scroll, 1’8” high. British Museum, London