Gardner's Art Through the Ages: Egypt Middle and New Kingdoms

Head of Senusret III, Dynasty 12, ca 1860 BCE, Middle Kingdom
one of the most well known kings of the middle kingdom
change in portraiture, instead of a Ka figure depicture, this is more naturally depicted, softness to his face, shows him middle aged

Hippopotamus, from the tomb of senbi (William the Hippo, mascot of the Met) Meir, Dynasty 12, c. 1862-1895, Faience, lenght 7 7/8". It is a type of glass although looks like a glazed ceramic. Met Musuem of Art, NY
papyrus on his body
hippos are symbols of procreation and fertility
found in tombs to insure a prosperous afterlife

Pectoral of Senworset II, from the tomb of Princess Sithathoryunet, el-Lahun, Dynasty 12, c. 1895 - 1878 BCE. Gold and Semiprecious Stones. lenght 3 1/4" - the Met
Senworset center by falcons. The daughter of Senworset

Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-­‐Bahri. Dynasty 18, c. 1478-­‐1458 BCE, New Kingdom

A combination of both frontal and profile views at the same time. Whichever view was easiest to draw was used. For example in Egyptian art the foot, nose, and legs were done in profile, while the eyes, shoulders and chest were frontal.

Middle Kingdom

2150 - 1600 BCE

1552 - 1069 BCE

Tomb of Khnumhotep II, view of doorway and fishing and fowling scene. 1900 BCE
first lair of khnumhotep's mastaba
Engaging in the hunting activity - wearing a diaphoneous kilt which is not usually worn for hunting. Created a bosserberg (wall of water)
Mirroring each other
flanked by his family which are there to help guide into afterlife
Egyptian words for spearing and hunting are related to sexual words so the paintings can be read in a variety of ways
painting on limestones

Hatshepsut - took on title of King instead of Queen of Eqypt.
Built her tomb
Deir el-Bahri
Dynasty 18
Built out of the rock and it is very cave-like

Hatshepsut as Osiris

Hatshepsut as Sphynx w/false beard

Later in Dynasty 18 the rise of Akhenaten
Akhenaten and His Family from Akhetaten (moder Teli el-Amama) Dynesty 18 1348-1336/5 BCE. Changed from a poly-religion to a mono-religion that workshopped Akman.
Cheif Queen was Nefrititi
In the relief - Nefrititi and Akhetaten are hierachital the same
Instead of Majesty he is refered to as "Living in Maa"
didn't last long - upon his death went back to a poly-religion

Colossal statues of Akhenaten, Temple of Aten, Karnak, 1372 -1355 BCE
you can see his weird shape - protuding stomach, long nose, thin face

Queen Ti y, Akhenaten's mother, the chief wife of Amenhotad III. from Kom Medinet Ghurab (near el-Lahun). Dynasty 18 c. 1390-1352 BCE, made from boxwood, ebony, glass, gold, lapis lazuli, cloth, clay and wax. about 3 3/4"

Nefertiti, from Akhenaten (modern Tell el-Amana) Dynasty 18 1348-1336/5 BCE. limestone - height about 20" supposedly a portrait