One of the oldest civilizations of mankind arose at the origins of the great African river Nile and was called Egypt. This country has left us a rich culture. It impresses with its diversity and diversity.
The most famous Egyptian pyramids. These monumental structures served as tombs for the lords of the ancient kingdom - the pharaohs. They tell us what Ancient Egypt was like. The sculpture of this country, engineering, civil and military structures are brick and wooden, stone construction. The use of stone in the ancient kingdom was originally of a ritual character and was intended to erect tombs of Egyptian rulers. Even the funerary monuments of noble nobles were built of brick, although internal stone decoration was allowed. It should be noted that the pyramids and all the surrounding buildings were a single complex. By their evolution, one can judge the change of art forms that glorified Ancient Egypt. His sculpture underwent significant changes throughout the history of this country.
One of the traditions of the art of the Nile power was the carving of the names of architects on the monuments they created. The sculpture of the ancient kingdom abounds with numerous pyramids, one of which - the famous pyramid of Cheops - has survived to the present day. She is one of the wonders of the world. In addition to it, on the western bank of the Nile, pyramids of different shapes and heights are adjacent. The most interesting are the step Joser, Amenemkhet, Senurset. The peculiarity of the pyramid tombs is the abundance of multicolor paintings on the walls, as well as relief sculptural compositions. Ancient Egypt, its sculpture is inextricably linked with the Near-Asian and Middle Eastern civilizations.
In the era of the Middle Kingdom, forms and color palette were significantly enriched, the volumes of created objects changed. The interior of the pyramids copies the life of the country, sometimes in great detail. The sculpture of the Ancient Kingdom of Ancient Egypt is unthinkable without court sculptors. Much attention was paid to the development of painting, sculpture and architecture by the pharaohs of the twelfth dynasty, while they demanded that the masters of truthfulness and accuracy of the image. For example, the statues of Pharaoh Senurset are very similar to the original. The authors did not even try to hide the natural flaws of his appearance.
Ancient Egypt, sculpture, architecture and other elements of
material culture are not only pyramids, but also temples, statues of gods and busts of pharaohs, various obelisks. Little is known about the temples of the ancient kingdom, if you do not take into account the memorial structures at the pyramids. The only well-known monument of this era is the temple of King Nyuserra near the modern Arab settlement of Abu Gurab. He was not ordinary, but special, royal, and dedicated
to the sun god Ra. The temple is made entirely of stone, partially with a covered entrance, on the walls of which nature is depicted, as well as ritual manipulations of Egyptian priests. In the back of the courtyard was a huge squat obelisk made of stone - a symbol of the Sun.
Unfortunately, the art of ancient Egypt, sculpture, painting, architecture almost did not survive to our time in its original form.