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Ancient Egyptian Art

Ancient Egyptian Art. The art of the ancient Egyptians is about 5000 years old and developed between 3000BC and 200AD.

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Ancient Egyptian Art

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  1. Ancient Egyptian Art • The art of the ancient Egyptians is about 5000 years old and developed between 3000BC and 200AD. • Artworks are highly stylised, organised and followed strict rules and conventions. Symbols, including colours and hieroglyphics, were used to tell the story of the artwork.

  2. Ancient Egyptian Art • Hieroglyphics is a method of writing with pictures. • A scribe is someone who is trained to read and write hieroglyphics

  3. Ancient Egyptian Art • Artworks took the forms of painting and sculpture. • In 2D works, objects, figures and symbols were depicted as clearly outlined, flat shapes. • In 3D sculptures, figures of importance were shown in basic poses with their left foot forward

  4. Ancient Egyptian Art • Images of the human figure combined profile views (side view) of the head and legs with frontal views of the eyes and shoulders • It was also conventional for people of high status to be depicted as larger than people of low status

  5. Ancient Egyptian Art • Every colour had a particular meaning and was used for a reason • Black was the colour of the night and the underworld, but also, the colour of the fertile soil of the Nile • Blue was the colour of the sky and the water • Gold was the colour of the sun and the skin of the gods • Green was the colour of vegetation

  6. Ancient Egyptian Art • In ancient Egypt it was fashionable for both Men and Women to wear make-up • People did not realise though, that the lead-based paints they were using were actually poisonous!

  7. Ancient Egyptian Art - Alphabet

  8. Ancient Egyptian Art - Canopic Jars Liver lungs stomach intestines What were these jars used for? Storage containers for internal organs in Ancient Egyptian times These jars resembled the Four Sons of Horus

  9. Ancient Egyptian Art - Canopic Jars • The heart was left inside the mummified body as Ancient Egyptians believed it contained the spirit and senses. • The brain was not preserved. It was believed that it was an unimportant organ that only produced mucous.

  10. Ancient Egyptian Art - Canopic Jars

  11. After designing and making your jar you then decorate it with colour.

  12. This is a year 7 student working on their canopic jar. This pot just has to be dried out and fired ready for glazing.

  13. • The brain was not preserved. It was believed that it was an unimportant organ that only produced mucous. Today: Design your Canopic Jar • Head and a body that are separate • The head must be detailed and have the characteristics of 2 animals • The body must have feet, arms or wings and texturee.g. fur, feathers, scales • Include symbols & hieroglyphics • Use lead and coloured pencils • This will be marked out of 15

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