Question

Some aspects of early Greek art -- sculpture, painting, and architecture -- have superficial similarities with that of ancient Egypt. What elements of Greek art are similar, on the surface, to the art of the Egyptians? But what elements are different? Choose a work of art (again, painting, sculpture or architecture) from what you've studied about each culture and compare them. How do they look similar? But why are they different?

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"Egyptian art" redirects here. For the art of modern Egypt, see Contemporary art in Egypt.

Art of ancient Egypt

The Mask of Tutankhamun; c. 1327 BC; gold, glass and semi-precious stones; height: 54 cm (21 in); Egyptian Museum (Cairo)

The Great Pyramid of Giza, constructed between c. 2580–2560 BC during the Old Kingdom period

History of art

Periods and Movements

Regions

Religions

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Ancient Egyptian art refers to art produced in ancient Egypt between the 6th millennium BC and the 4th century AD, spanning from Prehistoric Egypt until the Christianization of Roman Egypt. It includes paintings, sculptures, drawings on papyrus, faience, jewelry, ivories, architecture, and other art media. It is also very conservative: the art style changed very little over time. Much of the surviving art comes from tombs and monuments, giving more insight into the ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs.

The ancient Egyptian language had no word for "art". Artworks served an essentially functional purpose that was bound with religion and ideology. To render a subject in art was to give it permanence. Therefore, ancient Egyptian art portrayed an idealized, unrealistic view of the world. There was no significant tradition of individual artistic expression since art served a wider and cosmic purpose of maintaining order (Ma'at).