Reserve Heads. An Enigma of Old Kingdom Sculpture
While excavating at Dahshur in 1894, Jacques de Morgan discovered the first reserve head ever encountered. It came from a tomb dated to the Fourth Dynasty, sometime between the late […]
Culturas
Nonroyal Statuary
The nonroyal statuary of the Old Kingdom was not intended for public display. Destined for tombs, these "living images," as they were called by the ancient Egyptians, or images done […]
Royal Statuary
Statues of Egyptian rulers form a unique category, separate from that of the members of the royal family, nobles, and ordinary human beings. When admiring the superior workmanship and artistry […]
Old Kingdom statues in their architectural setting
Rarely conceived as an integral part of architecture, Old Kingdom statuary had a powerful but secluded existence. Statues were considered to be repositories for the living ka, the actual life […]
The tombs of officials. Houses of Eternity
Make good your dwelling in the graveyard, Make worthy your station in the West. The house of death is for life. From the "Instruction of Prince Har-djedef" While our attitude […]
Pyramids and their temples
For more than four centuries, from the Fourth through the Sixth Dynasty, most Egyptian kings and many queens were interred in pyramid tombs. Beginning in the Predynastic Period, Egyptian tombs […]
The step pyramid precint of King Djoser
The funerary complex of King Djoser at Saqqara, with its Step Pyramid, is the most extraordinary architectural complex of the Old Kingdom (fig. 5). Its architect was Imhotep, deified after […]
A brief history of the Old Kingdom
The Age of the Pyramids—Egypt during the Old Kingdom—is surely one of the most glorious periods in human history. Its monuments are among the most celebrated, and what remains of […]
Introduction to Egyptian Art
Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids," shown in Paris, New York, and Toronto in 1999 and 2000, is the first major, comprehensive presentation that offers a view of […]
Egyptian Art in Age of the Pyramids
Introduction. A brief history of the Old Kingdom. Jean Leclant. The step pyramid precint of King Djoser. Jean-Philippe Lauer. Pyramids and their temples. Audran Labrousse. The tombs of officials: Houses […]