_Sobek, Crocodile God of Ancient Egypt
Egyptians who worked and traveled on the Nile regularly would pray to Sobek, the crocodile/Nile god, so that he would protect them from the crocodiles in the Nile river. The god Sobek, which was generally depicted as a man with the head of a crocodile. He was a powerful and frightening deity; in some Egyptian creation myths, it was Sobek who first came out of the waters of chaos to create the world.
Weighing of the Heart
_This detail scene, from the Papyrus of Hunefer, shows the scribe Hunefer's heart being weighed on the scale of Maat against the feather of truth. The idea was if his heart is lighter than
the feather, Hunefer was to be allowed to pass into the afterlife. If not, he
is eaten by the devouring creature waiting for him, Ammit,
who is composed of the deadly crocodile, lion, and hippopotamus. This portion of the Papyrus can be found at the British museum and various colleges like the University of Chicago.
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep's reign was a period of unprecedented prosperity and artistic splendor, when Egypt reached the peak of her artistic and international
power. He built extensively at the temple of Karnak which included the great Luxor temple. A sculpted head of him was made in his honor and can be seen in what is now the Luxor Museum._
Nefertari
Nefertari was one of the Grand Royal Wives of Ramesses the Great; she is one of the best known queens of Egypt, Ramesses had a lavishly decorated tomb constructed for her at her death, along with a temple dedicated to her next to a monument of himself. This painting is that of a tomb wall depicting Queen Nefertari. Works like this of Nefertari can be found in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo or Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
_Nofernoferuaton and Nofernoferure
These are the two daughters of Akhenaten; this painting is an example of the newly developed style of art called Amarna art during the Amarna period. This period began during and just after the reign of Akhenaten. It is noticeably different than other, more conventional Egyptian art styles.
Raherka and Meresankh
This is a statue of Raherka and Meresankh, Ancient Egyptian husband and wife, each who had prominent roles in the kingdom. The statue is an example of portraiture in Ancient Egypt and is now on display in the Louvre, of Paris. It was constructed out of Limestone, 20.8" high.
Dwarf Seneb, and His Wife
This limestone sculpture of Seneb and his family was found in a small hidden room of a temple. It depicts Seneb and his wife sitting next to each other with their children on a lower portion of the sculpture. Seneb's deformity is depicted realistically in the sculpture, it shows that he has a large head but small arms and legs in proportion. The reason why he is mentioned being a dwarf is because it is possible that he suffered from achondroplasia, causing said deformities. The irony is that the name Seneb means, "healthy."
Mask of Tutankhamen
Masks of the deceased persons were a big part of tradition of Ancient Egypt and a lot of other countries. It was considered one of the most important process of the funeral ceremony; it went along with the mummification process of the body, followed by being put in a sarcophagus. The masks were believed to strengthen the spirit of the mummy and guard its soul from evil spirits. The most famous mask, was that of Tutankhamen.
Amenhotep III
This colossal red granite statue of Amenhotep III was found in the temple enclosure of Mut and Karnak in Egypt. There are only two parts of the broken statue known: the head, and arm. Both are now in the British Museum. The statue was originally maken by scholars ot be that of King Thutmose III, which was later proved false.
Ankhhaf
This statue of Prince Ankhhaf is considered the work "of a master" of Ancient Egyptian art; the bust can now be seen at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. It's considered one of the earliest and truest portraits in art, because of its unprecedented depiction of the unidealised features of an actual person. Plaster covers a limestone core, which has been painted red. The bust was discovered in his tomb.
Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues representing Pharaoh Amenhotep III; they have stood in the theban necropolis across the Nile River. They are constructed from blocks of quartzite sandstone. The original function of the Colossi was to stand guard at the entrance of Amenhotep's mortuary. The Colossi are some of the only things that remain from Amenhotep's temple.
El-Amra Clay Model of Cattle
This is a small clay sculpture, which is one of several models found in graves at El-Amra in Egypt. It is now in the British Museum in London. This statue was placed in a tomb to represent a source of food available to the deceased in the afterlife.
Prudhoe Lions
This is one, of a pair of Ancient Egyptian red granite sculptures, now in the British Museum. They originally stood guard at the Temple of Soleb, in Nubia, which was built by the pharaoh Amenhotep III. The lions measure 1.20m high and 2.20m long. They are in a relaxed, naturalistic pose, lying on their sides with their heads turned to the side and their front paws crossed, rather than in the stiffer traditional pose of the sphinx or lion, with its head facing forwards and paws extended to the front.
The Seated Scribe
The Seated Scribe was discovered at Saqqara in 1850, and is now apart of a permanent collection of Egyptian antiquities in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Some of the sculptures most striking features would be his face, it is very realistic and in is in contrast to his somewhat less detailed body. Special attention was paid to the eyes in this sculpture, they are made from white magnesite which were polished rock crystals. The identity of the person represented remains unknown; though the somewhat unusual pose was reserved for members of the immediate royal family.
Statue of Official Bes
This statue is to be found in the4 Museum of Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon. There is an inscription at its base saying: "Count and Prince, Companion of His Majesty." The material of the statue is one of compact limestone that is close to marble. The figure portrayed transmits a sense of great serenity and dignity.