Hatshepsut Temple Analysis

There are many items related to Hatshepsut are represented in Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hatshepsut in a Devotional Attitude, Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut and others, but Sphinx of Hatshepsut has special mystery and meaning for me. Head of King Amenmesse Continuing my journey through the Egyptian department, I found that my attention was taken by Head of King Amenmesse. It is only part of the full statue with missing piece of left ear and headdress, but even this is enough to be attracted by ideal work of sculptor. Absolutely natural facial lines give a sense of presence.

Augustus of Prima Porta and the House Altar Depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Three of their Daughters both employ symbols and narrative drama to showcase the ruler’s accomplishments and reinforce their right to rule. The statue of Augustus of Prima Porta was made by the Romans in around 15 C.E., during the Imperial Roman Period. The Augustus of Prima Porta statue is a subtractive statue made out of marble. This statue is in contrapposto, a human body with a twisted axis and is a perfect model of symmetria, or cross balance. The function of these techniques was to show perfection.

One of the most fascinating pieces of ancient Egypt is the religion. Religion is the glue that binds societies into nationhood and makes mutual understandings and communal values that are vital to the development of a civilization. In Egypt, before the notion of God happened, magical power was captured in the hieroglyph of a scepter. It one of the most enduring signs of great power, existing in images of the pharaohs and the gods.

Hatshepsut’s reign as pharaoh strongly emphasised her close relationship and devotion to the god Amun. According to Lawless, Hatshepsut did more than any other Pharaoh to raise the status of Amun beyond all other gods. She achieved this by emphasising her filial relationship with the god, most evident in the divine birth scene in her mortuary temple at Deir El Bahri and through the Oracle, which was later inscribed on the walls of the Red Chapel at Karnak. These pieces of evidence are vital in explaining Hatshepsut’s devotion to Amun. However, the relationship between Hatshepsut and Amun was a reciprocal arrangement as through the glorification of her father she promoted the priesthood and rewarded them for their support towards her legitimacy which led to their growth in wealth and political power during her reign.

believed to be located somewhere [along the Nile] in the East" (Document D). Religion was critical to Egyptian life; it was even a part of their government. By placing their paradise on the banks of the Nile the Egyptians indicate how important the Nile was to them: they included it as a crucial component of their heaven, which they thought was almost more important than their life on Earth. To conclude, because they depended on the Nile so much for survival, they had no choice but to include the Nile as a prominent part of their society and

Introduction This paper will analyze and compare the Egyptian Standing Figure of Osiris with Egyptian Mummy Coffin of Pedusiri, visual elements of Ancient and Medieval Art and Architecture works from the collection of the Milwaukee Art Museum. By comparing and contrasting these two works, we will be able to see the salient parts of each of them more clearly and can better understand the relationship between their periods, cultures, or artists. This comparison will also reveal how these two cultures view the human anatomy and human spirit in different ways.

‘the importance of typography, design and symbolism in one culture/civilisation or organisation that you have researched.’ For my typographic history essay i decided to write about the importance of hieroglyphics in Egypt. In Ancient Egypt, the composed dialect that we have all known about today is Hieroglyphics.

Even if the Mayans also made temples, it was more extraordinary to see how the Aztecs had absolutely nothing but were able to work with what they had. At the same time, the Aztec had an advanced system for writing and keeping records. The Aztecs used hieroglyphics just like Egyptians, but there 's were a little different. Aztecs writing, “...had three primary functions, namely to mark calendrical dates, to record accounting mathematical calculations, and to write names of people and places”(Lawrence Lo, 2012). This was different than everybody else 's writing because they didn 't have an actual alphabet.

On the other hand, the Pyramids of Giza were constructed by multiple pharaohs, in Giza and are seen as a family complex today for the burial of the pharaohs for Egypt to guide them in their afterlives. The construction of the Pyramids of Giza was more about national prestige and leaving behind a

Deir el-Medina was a village comprised of tomb workers and their families, established by Amenhotep I and his mother, Ahmose-Nefertari in the 18th Dynasty of New Kingdom Egypt. It currently holds a significant amount of evidence to assist the modern-day study of the inhabitants and their way of living in that period, as well as the society itself. Archaeological evidence is used in association with written evidence, founded in places such as tombs, as the basis of knowledge on the ancient world.

Hatshepsut’s Temple in Deir el-Bahari was designed in the traditional Egyptian architecture. As sacred temples in ancient architecture, Djeser-Djeseruwas designed in an axial procession where as a person proceeds into the space it starts to get smaller and more private. Also this building has representation of contraction and expansion while walking throughout the building; one example is the how the ramp narrows down, while ending up in an open and wide courtyard. It is a linear and symmetric building, from the entrance there is an axis that leads straight to the most sacred part of the building, Amon-Ra’s sanctuary.

Interior of a temple As you enter into a temple each room is more sacred than the one before it. Ordinary ancient Egyptians may have been allowed to enter the courtyard on special festival days, but could go no further into the temple. A row of columns surrounds the courtyard. The columns in the next room have pating to look like plants. The ones in the center where the light shines, are open as though they are blooming in the sun.

Hatshepsut was a female Pharaoh, who attained unbelievable power and started her reign at the age of 12 in the 15th century B.C at 1473 to 1458, after her half-brother Thutmose II died. Ruling for twenty years, she is considered one of Egypt’s most successful and is one of the few females to ever become a Pharaoh. Since her nephew was only very young at the time, she acted as Regent. Eventually she became Pharaoh in her own right. Hatshepsut was a significant individual in Ancient Egyptian Society, she was a role model to most Egyptians and one of the greatest Pharaohs in Ancient Egyptian History.

The Kifwebe Mask was used as the embodiment of a police force for ruling elite. Ten to twenty men would parade with these masks through the streets. In addition to serving as agents of social control, the masked performers extracted contributions from community members. The Kifwebe Mask could be compared to current masks that S.W.A.T Forces wear.

While few Egyptians could read the hieroglyphics, I feel as though because the pharaoh, Hatshepsut was so egocentric the iconography in the artifacts portrayed her exactly as what she would have wanted her kingdom to see her as. I believe she wanted to be seen as a great pharaoh, and nothing short of such due to her sex or because she was acting regent of her step-son, Thutmose III. Assuming that Hatshepsut was only meant to be regent while her step-son was too young to assume the role of pharaoh, I believe it is a fair argument to assume Thutmose III was insulted by his step-mother by being shown as her lesser rather than her equal. For example, in the Stele of Hatshepsut and Thutmose, Hatshepsut is shown front and center in closest connection to the god Amun. Additionally in the stele, Hatshepsut stands in front of