Egypt Tut

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• Art History: Prehistory to the 1300
• Art History: Renaissance to 20th C
• Business for Fine Artists: How to Market, Sell, and Ship
• Painting and Drawing the Human Form and Portraiture

PREHISTORIC PERIOD 5000 BCE-3100 BCE  Farming and seeds of Egyptian Civilization ARCHAIC PERIOD (c. 3100-2700 B.C.)  DYNASTY I-11 Unification King Narmer also known as Menes OLD KINGDOM (c. 2700-2200 B.C.) DYNASTY III-VI Pyramid Age Zoser, Snefru, Khufu (Cheops), Kahfre (Cephren), Menkaure (Mycerinus), Pepi FIRST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (c. 2200-2060 B.C.) DYNASTIES VII-X Political Anarchy Rise of Cult of Osiris Lament Literature calling for ma`at MIDDLE KINGDOM (c. 2050-1790 B.C.) DYNASTY XI-XII Disunification, bad times Hyksos Invasion (horses/chariots and composite bows) We won't be looking at art in this period SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (1785-1570 B.C.) DYNASTIES XII-XVII Disunification, bad times, Hyksos invasion NEW KINGDOM OR EMPIRE (1570-1085 B.C.) DYNASTY XVIII-XX Disunification, bad times HATSHEPSUT (1489-1479) AKHENATON (Amenhotep IV; 1352-1335) The Aton Heresy TUTANKHAMON (Tutankhaton; 1335-1325) Restoration of the gods

 

Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon 1920's

 
 

King Tutankhamen  (Living Image of Amun) c1325 BCE  Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon 1923 son or grandson of Akhenaton died young at 19

 

 

 

 
 
 

Outer Sarcophagus

Tut's Mask

 

Tut's Mask

 
 

Tut's Mask

 
 
 
 
 

Tut’s Mummy mummification and "Cult of the Dead" return after Akhenaton’s death multiple coffins outer stone sarcophagus outer coffin 2 inner coffins - wrapped with hieroglyphics method of mummification cut body top to bottom and removed vital organs some organs kept in canopic jars, some discarded pulled brain through nasal cavity buried body in sodium mix to remove moisture from body wrapped in linens and put in coffins charcoal, sand, and lime between inner and outer coffins to act as desiccants

 

Tut’s Mummy mummification and "Cult of the Dead" return after Akhenaton’s death multiple coffins outer stone sarcophagus outer coffin 2 inner coffins - wrapped with hieroglyphics method of mummification cut body top to bottom and removed vital organs some organs kept in canopic jars, some discarded pulled brain through nasal cavity buried body in sodium mix to remove moisture from body wrapped in linens and put in coffins charcoal, sand, and lime between inner and outer coffins to act as desiccants

 
 
 

 
 

Pomegranate Vase-(Gold)

 
 
 
 

Jewelry- Scarab Bracelet

In one Egyptian creation myth, the sun god Ra takes the form of Khepri, the scarab god who was usually credited as the great creative force of the universe.

 
 
 
 
 

Ankh Mirror Box

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 
 

 

Tut's Leopard Stool

 
 
 
 

Tut's Leopard Stool

 
 
 
 
 
 

Benin House Plaque c1600

 
 Courses on Udemy:

• Art History: Prehistory to the 1300
• Art History: Renaissance to 20th C
• Business for Fine Artists: How to Market, Sell, and Ship
• Painting and Drawing the Human Form and Portraiture