However, there is far more to Egyptian art than the idealized form, which while impressive, represented far more than a symbol of established wealth and social hierarchy.
Far from naturalistic and purposeful in its perspective, it had gone relatively unchanged in technique for thousands of years. It is only through modern conceptualizations of the past that the art of ancient Egypt can be defined and interpreted.Ĭonversation about ancient Egyptian art often focuses on the ideal human form, seen in abundance throughout Egypt. Yet, art was a concept unfamiliar to the ancients there is no known record of such a word being used. Telling the stories of what life may have been like for the ancient Egyptians, art was an expression of how they understood life and death through various mediums. It could even be considered supernatural or otherworldly. Among the extravagantly decorated tombs and temples that made Egyptian art immortal, there is something obscure.
