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==**My name is Nicole Imperial, I am in my last year of the Anthropology B.S. program at UCF and am interested in pursuing medical anthropology. I have chosen to do a Wiki page on Egyptian art because, in a way it reminds me of why/how I became interested in studying anthropology in the first place—in high school I had a phenomenal AP Art History teacher whom introduced me to the art, history and beauty of ancient Egypt (among other periods), his holistic approach to art guided me towards the field of anthropology. Art can tell so much about a culture, their values, their history and how they view the world. ** ==


 * NOTE: FOR WIKI PROJECT ROUGH DRAFT PLEASE REFER TO "Egyptian Art and it's place in everyday life" LINK (thank you!) **

The following link has an extensive and extremely informative description and timeline of Ancient Egyptian art from it's infancy. This site is well referenced and covers all aspects of the Egyptian art and it's cultural and historical influences. I would definitely recommend checking it out: []

As most know from well known pieces of Egyptian art such as the burial mask of King Tutankhamen, the primary focus of Egyptians was on the afterlife. The following image is a perfect example of this; due to the grave importance of life after death, people who could afford it--such as the Pharaohs--would have intricate miniature depictions of all things that they may need in the afterlife. This would include slaves, food, boats, etc...Below is an image of an offering bearer which would have given offerings during the person's afterlife. The importance that such a small statue represents is seen in the painstaking detail that the artist must have taken in making this piece--exemplified in the detail of the woven offering basket, the clothing patterns and jewelry as well as the offering bird. The amount of refined technique and artistry along with the use of such vibrant and realistic colors not only shows what Egyptians of this time looked like but also what they were capable of crafting and more importantly what they cared about most: the afterlife. This information may change as the result of ongoing research.

**Title** Statue of an Offering Bearer **Period** Middle Kingdom **Dynasty** Dynasty 12 **Reign** reign of Amenemhat I, early **Date** ca. 1981–1975 B.C. **Geography** Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Tomb of Meketra (TT 280, MMA 1101), serdab, Southern Asasif, MMA 1920 **Medium** Wood, gesso, paint **Dimensions** h. 112 cm (44 1/8 in); w. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in); d. 46.5 cm (18 5/16 in) **Credit Line** Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920

The above image and information can all be found at the following link to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York: []

MODULE 8: "The floodplains along the Nile constitute an important but as yet little utilized series of laboratories for the comparative study of the origins and interactions of ancient civilizations." (Trigger, Bruce G.; 1).

Module 9:

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