• PREHISTORIC PERIOD 5000 BCE-3100 BCE
    •  Farming and seeds of Egyptian Civilization
  • ARCHAIC PERIOD (c. 3100-2700 B.C.)  DYNASTY I-11
    • Unification
    • King Narmer also known as Menes
  • OLD KINGDOM (c. 2700-2200 B.C.) DYNASTY III-VI
    • Pyramid Age
    • Zoser, Snefru, Khufu (Cheops), Kahfre (Cephren), Menkaure (Mycerinus), Pepi
  • FIRST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (c. 2200-2060 B.C.) DYNASTIES VII-X
    • Political Anarchy Rise of Cult of Osiris Lament Literature calling for ma`at
  • MIDDLE KINGDOM (c. 2050-1790 B.C.) DYNASTY XI-XII
    • Disunification, bad times
    • Hyksos Invasion (horses/chariots and composite bows)
    • We won't be looking at art in this period
  • SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (1785-1570 B.C.) DYNASTIES XII-XVII
    • Disunification, bad times, Hyksos invasion
  • NEW KINGDOM OR EMPIRE (1570-1085 B.C.) DYNASTY XVIII-XX
    • Disunification, bad times
    • HATSHEPSUT (1489-1479)
    • AKHENATON (Amenhotep IV; 1352-1335) The Aton Heresy
    • TUTANKHAMON (Tutankhaton; 1335-1325) Restoration of the gods

 

Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon 1920's

 
 
King Tutankhamen 
(Living Image of Amun)
c1325 BCE 
  • Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon 1923
  • son or grandson of Akhenaton
  • died young at 19

 


 


 



 
 
 


Outer Sarcophagus
Tut's Mask

 



Tut's Mask

 
 

Tut's Mask

 
 
 
 
 



Tut’s Mummy
  • mummification and "Cult of the Dead" return after Akhenaton’s death
  • multiple coffins
  • outer stone sarcophagus
  • outer coffin
  • 2 inner coffins - wrapped with hieroglyphics
  • method of mummification
    • cut body top to bottom and removed vital organs
    • some organs kept in canopic jars, some discarded
    • pulled brain through nasal cavity
    • buried body in sodium mix to remove moisture from body
    • wrapped in linens and put in coffins
    • charcoal, sand, and lime between inner and outer coffins to act as desiccants

 



Tut’s Mummy
  • mummification and "Cult of the Dead" return after Akhenaton’s death
  • multiple coffins
  • outer stone sarcophagus
  • outer coffin
  • 2 inner coffins - wrapped with hieroglyphics
  • method of mummification
    • cut body top to bottom and removed vital organs
    • some organs kept in canopic jars, some discarded
    • pulled brain through nasal cavity
    • buried body in sodium mix to remove moisture from body
    • wrapped in linens and put in coffins
    • charcoal, sand, and lime between inner and outer coffins to act as desiccants
 
 
 


 
 
Pomegranate Vase-(Gold)

 
 
 
 

Jewelry- Scarab Bracelet		 In one Egyptian creation myth, the sun god Ra takes the form of Khepri, the scarab god who was usually credited as the great creative force of the universe. 

 
 
 
 
 

Ankh Mirror Box

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 



 
 


 
 


 

Tut's Leopard Stool

 
 
 
 

Tut's Leopard Stool

 
 

 
 
 
 

Benin House Plaque c1600