The imagery of the pharohs' kingdom -- Old kingdom, 3rd dynasty -- Old kingdom, 4th dynasty -- Old kingdom, 5th dynasty -- Middle kingdom, 11th dynasty -- Middle kingdom, 12th dynasty -- Second intermediate period, 13th dynasty -- New kingdom, 18th dynasty -- New kingdom, 19th dynasty -- Third intermediate period, 22nd dynasty -- Ptolemaic period -- Roman period -- Chronology of ancient Egypt.
Summary:
Egyptian art was a sacred, holy art. This world and the next were inextricably connected. The proximity of human beings and gods affected art, led to a unique style, and a canon of rules that retained its validity from the Old Kingdom to the Late Era.
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