ART 181 Lecture 3: Chapter 3- Art of Ancient Egypt
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Pre-pharaoh: early dynastic, old kingdom, middle kingdom, new kingdom. Split into two separate kingdoms: upper and lower egypt. Dynasties 1-2: lineage from male to male. After you die, you can carry artwork/objects into the next life with it (bring what will aid you: egyptians were concerned with the evolution of art and functionality of the art into the next world. Assumed to be the father of narmer: wearing the white crown. Likely helped with militarily with the unification of the two kingdoms. Focus of pharaoh how am i making your life better? . If things go wrong (famine) pharaoh is to blame: art displays pharaoh introducing new irrigation and showing the harvest that was reaped due to his good leadership. Burial practice for the elite, including pharaoh. Discovered in ad 1799: deciphered in 1818, part of it was in ancient greek, other in ancient egyptian, scholars could still read ancient greek, translation tool.
