Pharaoh

granite and has a height of 8’ 6’’ (2.59 m). In the following paper I will describe the artwork, analyze its concept, purpose, and the techniques used. To emphasize what I saw and how I felt about the artwork. Hatshepsut is the first recorded female pharaoh in all of time and she makes one have a sense of belief that women have always been as powerful as men like women are portrayed today. When observing Hatshepsut’s face,…

Queen Maatkare Hatshepsut, Pharaoh of Egypt during the 18th dynasty, from 1473 BC to 1458 BC, was a well-known female ruler of ancient Egypt. Her story is interesting in Egyptian history, Hatshepsut reigned longer than other female pharaohs of her time. Thutmose I, had many wives, and many children. However, Hatshepsut was the only child, of Thutmose I and his main wife Ahmose. Hatshepsut, was the favorite child, over her other brothers. She was beautiful, smart, and had an alluring personality…

Some say it was for the Pharaoh Khafre to represent him as a god that was strong and wise. It had to be created for him because the Sphinx is supposed to be an Egyptian god, who protects the temples and monuments of Giza. The sculpture is also very close to the Pyramid of Khafre, so it could have been for Khafre. Another point is the Sphinx’s entire face and head has an old kingdom style to it which during this period Pharaoh Khafre was reigning as king (Winston 5). Also,…

other sculptures that preceded this, the artist used the same canon, having the hands being straight beside the human body and the king standing next to his queen. The canon sculpture and its placid nature of the statue contributes to the idea of the pharaoh representing the king going by the belief that gods possess, or take residence, within the pharaoh’s…

Although both the reading and listening passage are about the geological and archeological evidence that determine the date that the Sphinx wax built, yet the two passages are in many way polar opposites. The writer states that the Sphinx was built in the Old Kingdom period, whereas the professor claims are entirely different. To begin with, as mentioned in the reading passage, the techniques that were employed to construct the Sphinx match the ones that was commonly in the Old Kingdom period.…

used to create this sculpture is granite and paint. This statue was one of a pair that stood on either....Hatshepsut's temple at Deir el-Bahri. The pose, with both hands open and resting on the front of the kilt, is a devotional....Middle Kingdom pharaoh Senwosret III who lived some three hundred years before Hatshepsut. I think the subject of this piece is to show how powerful Hatshepsut is as the ruler of Egypt. This paper will employ a close analysis of the Ancient Egyptian Art sculpture,…

In November of 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the untouched tomb of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen. As he discovered the long-lost tomb, Carter kept a diary of his journey. His discovery of the most intact tomb ever found ignited a large interest in Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology. Despite the long excavation of King Tutankhamen’s tomb, excessive research and exploration of the tomb can find hidden treasures and unseen information about ancient Egypt. In 1907, Carter was…

King Tutankhamen was a pharaoh who died at a young age and is rumored to have a cursed tomb. Tut was a young boy when he came into power in Egypt in 1332 BC. His decade long rule was relatively insignificant in Egyptian history, but the discovery of his tomb in 1922 was among the most remarkable events of time. Discovered by British Archaeologist, Howard Carter, King Tut’s tomb was the first tomb to be found almost entirely intact. Since the discovery of his tomb in 1922, Tutankhamun has…

her parents were specifically. Nefertiti’s parents are possibly Ay and Tey the Egyptian pharaoh and the wife of the pharaoh. Nefertiti also had one sister originally thought to be named Mutnedjmet, but later discoveries proved her name to be Mutbenret. Nefertiti possibly lived in Akhmim, located in Upper Egypt on the east banks of the Nile River.…

Introduction: I had the pleasure of visiting the Brooklyn museum of art which is located at 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn New York. The reason for going on this field trip was to observe an art piece the Egyptian gallery which is located on the 3rd floor of the museum and chooses a art piece and write a paper base on my observation, for my Introduction to Art 100 class. As a result, this essay will focus on Senwosret III Art piece I will give a clear description on the material and tools…