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    Ancient Egyptian art spanned from 6,000 BC to the 4th century AD and was highly symbolic and stylized. It included paintings, sculptures, and other media depicting Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife. Some of the most famous examples are the Nefertiti Bust by Thutmose, the Narmer Palette, the Great Sphinx of Giza, Tutankhamun's death mask, and the Khufu Statuette. The purpose of Egyptian art was to maintain cosmic order and provide depictions for tombs and temples to help the deceased in the afterlife.

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    Ancient Egyptian art spanned from 6,000 BC to the 4th century AD and was highly symbolic and stylized. It included paintings, sculptures, and other media depicting Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife. Some of the most famous examples are the Nefertiti Bust by Thutmose, the Narmer Palette, the Great Sphinx of Giza, Tutankhamun's death mask, and the Khufu Statuette. The purpose of Egyptian art was to maintain cosmic order and provide depictions for tombs and temples to help the deceased in the afterlife.

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    Ancient Egyptian art spanned from 6,000 BC to the 4th century AD and was highly symbolic and stylized. It included paintings, sculptures, and other media depicting Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife. Some of the most famous examples are the Nefertiti Bust by Thutmose, the Narmer Palette, the Great Sphinx of Giza, Tutankhamun's death mask, and the Khufu Statuette. The purpose of Egyptian art was to maintain cosmic order and provide depictions for tombs and temples to help the deceased in the afterlife.

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    Egyptian Art

    Egyptian art is known for its distinctive figure convention used for the main figures in both relief and
    painting, with parted legs (where not seated) and head shown as seen from the side, but the torso seen
    as from the front.

    Ancient Egyptian art refers to art produced in ancient Egypt between the


    6th millennium BC and the 4th century AD, spanning from Prehistoric
    Egypt until the Christianization of Roman Egypt. It includes paintings, sculptures,
    drawings on papyrus, faience, jewelry, ivories, architecture, and other art media.
    It is also very conservative: the art style changed very little over time. Much of
    the surviving art comes from tombs and monuments, giving more insight into
    the ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs. Egyptian art is known for its symbolic,
    stylized, and use a myriad of media to vividly express their belief systems,
    wealth, power, and dedication to history and to life after death. Glory to their gods and the recording of
    national events and victories were paramount to the purpose of their art.

    5 examples of the most famous Egyptian artworks

    Nefertiti Bust by Thutmose

    Nefertiti Bust by Thutmose

    Nefertiti Bust is a sculptor stucco coated limestone bust of Nefertiti


    produced by Thutmose in 1345 BC. In this sculpture, the Great Royal
    Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten is being depicted. This is
    regarded as one of the most copied works on ancient Egypt.

    Narmer Palette

    Narmer Palette the Narmer Palette is a significant Egyptian


    archaeological find which could have produced around the
    31st century BC. It is also known as the Great Hierakonpolis
    Palette or the Palette of Narmer. It has mainly some
    significant ancient inscriptions.

    Great Sphinx of Giza


    Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of
    reclining sphinx. It is also widely known as the
    Sphinx of Giza or just the Sphinx. It depicts a
    mythical creature with the body of it like that of
    lion and the head similar to human head.

    Tutankhamun’s mask

    Tutankhamun’s mask is an ancient death mask produced in the


    18th century in ancient Egypt. It was discovered by Howard
    Carter in 1925. This is regarded as one of the most famous
    Egyptian artworks and almost admired and well-known works of
    art around the world.

    Khufu Statuette

    Khufu Statuette is an ancient Egyptian statue which was founded by Sir


    Willian Matthew Flinders Petrie in 1903. It was discovered in the
    Temple of Khentyamentiu, Abydos in Upper Egypt. It is a three-
    dimensional depiction of Khufu.
    The ancient Egyptians believed that portraying people, animals, or overall society in art was giving it a
    sense of permanence. That’s why their artwork was often idealized, showing unrealistic perspectives of
    the world. Ancient Egyptian art did not serve to express individual artists; rather, its purpose was  to
    maintain cosmic order. Ancient Egyptian art was typically created to be important pieces of tombs and
    temples, so the deceased especially important pharaohs or other noble people could carry on in the
    afterlife.

    Reference:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_ancient_Egypt

    https://www.theartist.me/art-inspiration/10-most-famous-egyptian-artworks/

    https://www.invaluable.com/blog/ancient-egyptian-art/#:~:text=Ancient%20Egyptian%20art%20did
    %20not,carry%20on%20in%20the%20afterlife.

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