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Pre-dynastic Egypt includes tombs, symbolism, a cultural shift, artworks, and different materials. They had pottery, palettes, and figurines. In this period of time upper and lower Egypt are not unified yet.
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This painted vase is made of red terra-cotta and presumably made on a wheel. It is hand painted and has what seems to be flamingos. This is pre-dynastic Egyptian art because it is pottery and the material being used is terra-cotta. -
The Palette of Narmer is siltstone and is 25" ht. It was thought the palettes were used for cosmetic purposes. On one side of the palette, Narmer is in the smiting pose and grabbing on to his enemy about to strike him. A falcon is on the side of him which is the god Horus. On the other side of the palette, Narmer is depicted as a bull trampling his enemies (bottom section). This is pre-dynastic Egyptian art because it is a palette and there are symbols of gods. -
The Old Kingdom includes Funerary, Mastaba, and Pyramids/Step Pyramids, symbolism. In this period of time Pharaohs were in pursuit of eternal life and divine kingship.
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Khufu's Pyramid is made of limestone and is 13 acres 755' x 481'. The pyramid was made as a resting place for Khufu, even though it is not certain if he was actually buried there as no body or texts were found. This is Old Kingdom art because it is a pyramid, funerary and was part of how the Pharaoh Khufu would get eternal life. -
The Mastaba of Ti is located at Saqqara. Ti was the director of hairdressers of the great house. The inside was painted with scenes of his daily life, like hunting. This is Old Kingdom art because it is a Mastaba. -
Shabti Figures were used for funerary purposes. They would be placed in tombs so that in the afterlife they would continue to do the work they did. This could be maintaining the cattle or administrative work. This is Middle Kingdom art because Shabti are grave goods. -
The Middle Kingdom includes Royal Sculptures, Rock cut Tombs, and Grave goods like Shabti, wooden coffins, and black sculptures. In this time period there was a lot of unrest and political issues that started to lead in the decline of how well sculptures and other important structures were made or how big they were.
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This is a sculpture made from greywack. Senusret looks imperfect with the large ears, eyes looking away, long skinny arms, and broken nose / headdress. This is part of the unrest and political issues Egypt was facing at the time. This is Middle Kingdom art because it is a royal sculpture.