Research topic: Egyptian art

Egyptian art works of art created in the geographic area constituting the nation of Egypt. It is one of the world's oldest arts. Earliest History The art of predynastic Egypt (c.4000-3200 BC), known from funerary offerings, consisted largely of painted pottery and figurines, ivory carvings, slate cosmetic palettes, and finely worked flint weapons. In painting, a monumental treatment was given to designs like those drawn in red on buff-colored pottery from Hieraconpolis, a palace city of upper Egypt. Toward the end of the predynastic period, sculptors began to carve monolithic figures o... Read more