Art of Ancient Egypt II(The Middle Kingdom) and the New Kingdom

East Bank

• Thebes (name given of ancient city [given by Greeks])

• Karnak (name of Temple complex found in Thebes)

• Luxor (name of modern city)

West Bank

• Valley of Kings-place of actual burials, tucked away in mountains

• Mortuary temples

West Bank

Temple of Amun at Karnak (East Bank)

Reconstruction Drawing of the Great Temple of Amun at Kamak New Kingdom Egypt 1579-

1075 BCE

Standard Egyptian temple plan

Hypostyle Hall

Reconstuction drawing of the Great Hypostyle Hall, Great Temple of Amun at

Karnak 1292-1190 BCE

clerestory

Hypostyle Hall, Great Temple of Amun at Karnak 1292-1190

BCE

Hypostyle Hall, Great Temple of Amun at Karnak

Persepolis

HypostyleHall

pylon

Karnak temple pam

Karnak TempleKarnak Temple

Luxor Temple

Deir el-Bahri, Funerary Temple of Hatsheput, New Kingdom

Dyn 18, 1450 BCE

Hatsheput

-Early ruler in

New Kingdom

-18th dynasty

-Female Ruler

Hatshepsut Enthroned,

Deir el-Bahri

(dyn. 18)

Hatsheput kneeling Deir el-Bahri(Dyn 18, 1473-1458 BCE)New Kingdom

Schematic Drawing of the Funerary Temple of Hatshput Deir el-Bahri New Kingdom

• Relief of Hatsheput with destroyed face.

Amarna Period

• Akenaten (king)• (Amenhotep IV)• Akentaten (new

capital) Tell el Amarna

• Nefertiti (queen)

Colossal figure of Akenaten Ca, 1325 BCE

Akenaten

And

Mankaure

Akenaten

NefertitiDyn 18 ca.1353-1336BCE

• Unfinished sculpture from the workshops at Akentaten

Valerie Roy(eliminated episode 2)

Akenaten and his familyDyn 18, ca. 1353-1336 BCE

Nefertiti?

Nefertiti

Mask of TutankhamunValley of the

Kings (dyn. 18 ca. 1327 BCE)