Collections of ancient art

Running Head : ANCIENT ART

Ancient Egyptian and Greek Art Ancient Egyptian and Greek Art

Ancient Egyptian art pertains to art forms produced by the civilization in the Lower Nile Valley between 5000 BC to 300AD . The Great Sphinx of Tanis that appears on the picture above is a sculpture made during Egypt 's Old Kingdom , this is the period of the first golden age of Egypt . During this era , Memphis was the capital of Egypt and the pharaohs of this dynasty used the greatest number of stones of all the pharaohs

to built the now collapsed pyramids in Meidum . This was the period of the first great constructions that occurred throughout the Kingdom . This also marked the expanding trade of Egypt . Trade in ebony myrrh and frankincense encouraged the Egyptians to start building better and stronger ships for trade with Lebanon , Ethiopia and Somalia

During the reign of the pharaoh Khufu (2589 - 2566 BC , the Great Pyramids of Giza was constructed with the use of tyranny and forced labor . After his death , his son , Djedefra (2528-2520 BC , ed the construction of the Great Sphinx of Giza as a monument to Khufu

The idea of the Sphinx originated during the Old Kingdom . It is a mythological creature represented by a reclining lion with a human head This figure is closely associated with the sun god Sekhmet . A series of sculptures of sphinx are often found at structures of importance such as royal tombs and religious temples

The Great Sphinx of Tanis...