Akhenaten

Chapter 3 Summary Chapter three discusses the art found in Egypt. It starts off with the predynastic and early dynastic periods. In the predynastic era, Egypt was geographically distributed into an upper and lower Egypt. The era also began with a Pharaonic monarchy deeming King Narmer as the ruler. During this time Egyptian artists began making narrative reliefs and paintings, including one of the earliest documented historical artwork, the Narmer palette. King Narmer’s image and name appear on…

When the minions first laid eyes on King Tut they immediately called him their leader. This was no surprise, for all of Egypt saw him as our leader, but no one ever thought twice about it. The minions did not just respect King Tut, they worshiped him. They followed him wherever he went and tended to his every need. I thought this was a little strange, so I decided to record everything the minions did because I thought it could prove useful in the future. The pharaoh adored the minions so much…

Introduction In Egyptian art the term Fayum mummy portrait refers to amount of paintings excavated from sites across Egypt, from the late Hellenistic period Greek and Roman period of the first century of BCE. The Fayum mummy portraits are found around Fayum Basin, to the Nile south of Cairo especially in Hawara, Achmin and Antinoupolis. The portraits were created around the imperial Roman period and are made from different hard wood such as cedar, fig, or oak that is then painted over them and…

Burial practices in the Valley of the Kings The Valley of the Kings was the hidden burial ground of many Ancient Egyptians pharaohs who remain undisturbed in their afterlife for thousands of years. From the detailed examination of the archaeological remains of the Valley of the Kings, it can be revealed that archaeological evidence had several symbolic meanings to the pharaohs as it showcases Egyptian beliefs, revealed how materialistic pharaohs were in life and death and the significance of…

Have you ever thought about the ancient times? Have you ever wondered about what they used to do? Today I’m going to talk about Egypt. The geography and everything else about it. The geography of Egypt is very beautiful and very nice. The geography of Egypt includes two split lands which are ‘red land’ and ‘black land’. The red land is the barren desert that protected Egypt from natural disasters on both sides. The black land however included fertile land on the lines of the one and only Nile…

~Tutankhamen’s POV~ No matter how much I try to deny I can't get these feelings out of my head. The moment I first saw him, I had a crush. I should introduce myself more properly, I am Prince Tutankhamen of Luxor. When I was living that is. Ever since the dark god Set performed a ritual on me, I’ve been an undead mummy ever since. The him I was talking about is Spinx. He saved me from Set and is even trying to return me to my original form. Spinx risked everything to find the canopic vases…

Imagine being grown up in a cursed family. A family where everything good is about to happen and something goes wrong because of that curse. Sooner or later the curse’s effect gets stronger and stronger; for the family is gets worse and worse. The only way to get rid of it is by removing the curse and passing it down to another family. Curses are an expression of harm to come to another person (Guiley). Curses have been astronomically been bought and sold throughout centuries. Curses are an…

Ground breaking discoveries through archaeology helps society to view life and times of an ancient civilisation however, many individuals seek other findings to support evidence of one aspect. Through archaeology, today’s society is able to view the life and times of an ancient community through a deeper analysis and provide mass amounts of detail to supply a conclusion as to how and why the population valued some aspects over others. Ernesto Schiaparelli is recognised as a great Egyptologist…

Lamassu and the Colossal Statue of King Tutankhamun The University of Chicago Oriental Institute is an archeology museum and serves as the research center for ancient Near Eastern studies. The Oriental Institute has participated in major archaeological excavation in the Near East and as a result they feature incredible objects that are in their permanent collections. Two sculptures in particular from two different exhibits stood out amongst the rest for me upon my visit, they were so impressive…

A CASE OF MODERN-DAY BURIAL IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SARCOPHAGI For over a century and a half, two ancient Egyptian sarcophagi can be found in Slovenia. About 1845 these sarcophagi were sent to Vipava by Anton Lavrin, Austrian general consul in Alexandria, who was engaged in collecting Egyptian antiquities, a common habit among European diplomats in Egypt at that time. Vipava was Lavrin's hometown and he brought the sarcophagi there to be set up in his family burial vault. The sarcophagi were…