1 Petroglyphs, Western Desert, Mondrian prehistoric piece, 6-7000BC, Bashendi Culture. 2 Naqada Pots, Petrie Museum. 3 Narmer Palette, close to an ancient port in Nekhen, the city of falcon, Egyptian Museum Cairo. 4 Statues of Rahotep & Nofret (the beautiful one), EMC. 5 Medium Geese, discovered in mastaba/tomb of the wife of Rahotep's brother Nefermaat, Itet, EMC. 6 The Great Pyramid Giza. 7 Statue of Khafra, found in Khafra's valley temple, besides the Sphinx, EMC. 8 Golden Horus, discovered in Nekhen, EMC. 9 Sycamore statue of Ka-Aper, nickname Sheik Al Beled village headman, discovered in Saqqara, EMC. 10 Tomb of Ty the hairdresser, Saqqara.
第二集The Golden Age:
1 Statues of Senworsret III, Thebes, in British Museum. 2 Senworsret III pectoral, pendant he gave to daughter, EMC. 3 Female Phraroh Hatshepsut's Obelisk, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt's tallest standing obelisk, representing the first rays of sunlight, base inscription says "the people of the future who will see my monuments and speak of what I've done", a signpost for posterity, pointing the way towards eternity. Her statue appears in the guise of the male god Osiris with red tanned masculine skin and divine beard. 4 Djeser-Djeseru "Holy of Holies", Hatshepsut's temple, Deir el-Bahri, Luxor. Senenmut the lover graffiti in an unfinished tomb above the temple.
5 Glass fish, British Museum collection, Amenhotep III's time. 6 Nebamun Paintings, middle-account bean counter, tomb near Amenhotep's temple Luxor, now in BM. 7 Tomb of Ramose, mayor of Thebes, Valley of the Nobles, Luxor. 8 Royal family scene in EMC. Amenhotep IV is Akhenaten - effective for the Aten. His new capital Akhetaten - Amarna. 9 Bust of Akhenaten's consort Queen Nefertiti, in Neues Museum Berlin. Looking fraught, nip tuk work done, taut neck tendons, indicating pressure from the change. 10 Tutankhamun's funerary mask, in EMC, spectacular but blinding, famous but the result of the transformative power of art. Tutankhaten changed his name to Tutankhamun in deference to Amun.
第三集A New Dawn:
1 The Great Temple Abu Simbel, Temple of Ramesses beloved of the god Amun. 2 Faience (dazzling/sparkling) Shabtis, first mass-produced work of art in history, made with crushed sand and alkali that acts as a flux to melt the sand and form glassy layer, to replicate semi-precious stones. 3 Tomb of Pashedu, Deir el-Medina, Valley of the Kings, Luxor. Art of the worker, bright and relaxed. 4 Ostracon of a Lute Player, EMC.5 Bust of Mentuemhat, Kushite official in Thebes, in EMC.
6 Tawaret Statute, EMC, composite of different beasts, head and body of a hippo, paws of a lion, human attributes like pendulous breasts, but a protective goddess during childbirth. 7 Tomb of Petosiris, High Priest' of Thoth, in Tuna el-Gebel, scenes with Greek influences. 8 The Green Head, Neues Museum Berlin, brilliant combination of Egyptian and Greek art. 9 Temple of Horus Edfu. 10 Bes, Kingston Lacy, Dorset. Ugly dwarf protect live god, frontal image.
第一集The Birth of Art:
1 Petroglyphs, Western Desert, Mondrian prehistoric piece, 6-7000BC, Bashendi Culture. 2 Naqada Pots, Petrie Museum. 3 Narmer Palette, close to an ancient port in Nekhen, the city of falcon, Egyptian Museum Cairo. 4 Statues of Rahotep & Nofret (the beautiful one), EMC. 5 Medium Geese, discovered in mastaba/tomb of the wife of Rahotep's brother Nefermaat, Itet, EMC. 6 The Great Pyramid Giza. 7 Statue of Khafra, found in Khafra's valley temple, besides the Sphinx, EMC. 8 Golden Horus, discovered in Nekhen, EMC. 9 Sycamore statue of Ka-Aper, nickname Sheik Al Beled village headman, discovered in Saqqara, EMC. 10 Tomb of Ty the hairdresser, Saqqara.
第二集The Golden Age:
1 Statues of Senworsret III, Thebes, in British Museum. 2 Senworsret III pectoral, pendant he gave to daughter, EMC. 3 Female Phraroh Hatshepsut's Obelisk, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt's tallest standing obelisk, representing the first rays of sunlight, base inscription says "the people of the future who will see my monuments and speak of what I've done", a signpost for posterity, pointing the way towards eternity. Her statue appears in the guise of the male god Osiris with red tanned masculine skin and divine beard. 4 Djeser-Djeseru "Holy of Holies", Hatshepsut's temple, Deir el-Bahri, Luxor. Senenmut the lover graffiti in an unfinished tomb above the temple.
5 Glass fish, British Museum collection, Amenhotep III's time. 6 Nebamun Paintings, middle-account bean counter, tomb near Amenhotep's temple Luxor, now in BM. 7 Tomb of Ramose, mayor of Thebes, Valley of the Nobles, Luxor. 8 Royal family scene in EMC. Amenhotep IV is Akhenaten - effective for the Aten. His new capital Akhetaten - Amarna. 9 Bust of Akhenaten's consort Queen Nefertiti, in Neues Museum Berlin. Looking fraught, nip tuk work done, taut neck tendons, indicating pressure from the change. 10 Tutankhamun's funerary mask, in EMC, spectacular but blinding, famous but the result of the transformative power of art. Tutankhaten changed his name to Tutankhamun in deference to Amun.
第三集A New Dawn:
1 The Great Temple Abu Simbel, Temple of Ramesses beloved of the god Amun. 2 Faience (dazzling/sparkling) Shabtis, first mass-produced work of art in history, made with crushed sand and alkali that acts as a flux to melt the sand and form glassy layer, to replicate semi-precious stones. 3 Tomb of Pashedu, Deir el-Medina, Valley of the Kings, Luxor. Art of the worker, bright and relaxed. 4 Ostracon of a Lute Player, EMC.5 Bust of Mentuemhat, Kushite official in Thebes, in EMC.
6 Tawaret Statute, EMC, composite of different beasts, head and body of a hippo, paws of a lion, human attributes like pendulous breasts, but a protective goddess during childbirth. 7 Tomb of Petosiris, High Priest' of Thoth, in Tuna el-Gebel, scenes with Greek influences. 8 The Green Head, Neues Museum Berlin, brilliant combination of Egyptian and Greek art. 9 Temple of Horus Edfu. 10 Bes, Kingston Lacy, Dorset. Ugly dwarf protect live god, frontal image.