Chapter 3 Study Guide

Egyptian Art

Predynastic/Early Dynastic

• Palette of King Narmer, Hierakonpolis, Egypt, c. 3000-2920 BC
• Imhotep, Stepped Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, c. 2630-2611 BC

Old Kingdom

• Great Pyramids, Gizeh, Egypt, c. 2551-2472 BC
• Khafre Enthroned, Gizeh, Egypt, c. 2520-2494 BC

Middle Kingdom

• Fragmentary Head of Senusret III, c. 1860 BC

New Kingdom

• Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri, Egypt, c. 1473-1458 BC
• Senmut with Princess Nefrura, Thebes, Egypt, c. 1470-1460 BC
• Nebamun Hunting Fowl, Thebes, Egypt, c. 1400-1350 BC
• Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt, c. 1290-1224 BC

Amarna

• Akhenaton, Karnak, Egypt, c. 1353-1335 BC.
• Thutmose, Nefertiti, Amarna, Egypt, c. 1353-1335 BC
• Family of Akhenaten, Amarna, Egypt, c. 1353-1335

Post-Amarna

• Death Mask of Tutankhamen, Thebes, Egypt, c. 1323 BC

1. What shift in Egyptian history does the Palette of King Narmer represent?

2. What is a mastaba?

3. The earliest recorded name of an artist was an Egyptian architect. What was his name and what great building was he responsible for?

4. What does the Great Sphinx at Gizeh represent?

5. What physical characteristics makes the sculpture of the Seated Scribe from Saqqara different from traditional sculptures of kings and officials? Why is it acceptable for him to be shown this way?

6. What are 3 differences between the Stepped Pyramid of Djoser and a Mesopotamian ziggurat? Consider form, function, and location

7. How did tomb construction change in the Middle Kingdom?

8. What was unusual about Hatshepsut and the way she had herself depicted?

9. Why are animals shown more naturalistically in Egyptian art than humans are?

10. How did artistic conventions change during the Amarna period?

11. Who discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen and why was it such an important and famous discovery?

12. What does the absence of a ground line represent in the painting on the chest from the tomb of Tutankhamen?