Ancient Egypt Gallery
Colossus
30" x 40"Colossal statuary was a hallmark of Egypt's New Kingdom. These imposing monuments served to emphasize the pharaohs' power and intimidate foreign dignitaries. Some were truly immense and measured more than 60 feet in height. Such sculptures were the products of skilled and well paid artisans working in teams. The men shown here use a variety of mallets and bronze chisels in carving this massive visage of the pharaoh Ramses II. The two rounded stones are used for polishing. While several pharaohs commissioned colossi of themselves none took it to a greater extreme than he.
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Giza Sandstorm
24" x 36"For many centuries, Egypt was a forgotten assemblage of massive ruins rising from the wind swept sands. Here, desert nomads seek shelter from a blinding sandstorm near the Great Sphinx. The huge sculpture is shown how it may have appeared centuries ago when the face was mostly intact.
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Guardian of Eternity
30" x 40"The battered visage of the Great Sphinx guards the pyramids of Giza, as the star clouds of the Milky Way arch overhead.
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Pyramids Great and Small
20" x 30"Generations come and go with the centuries, but the activities of children on a shore line change very little. On the shore of the Nile, children reproduce a familiar shape with sand. Castles would not exist for many more centuries, though pyramids would have been well known to them.
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The Heart of Egypt
24" x 48"The Nile was (and still is) the life-blood of Egyptian civilization. Its annual flooding provided rich soil for abundant crops. Its waters were used for irrigation, drinking, washing, fishing, and recreation. Its mud was used to make bricks, from which cities were built. Boats and ships plied its waters carrying precious cargos to all parts of the country. It has been said that Egypt is the Nile. They truly are one.
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The Word of the God
24" x 36"Working by the light of a small oil lamp, a New Kingdom stonecarver chisels hieroglyphic figures in a stone wall. He carefully follows the drawings previously laid out by scribes and draughtsmen. The Egyptian term for hieroglyphics meant "The word of the God." This could have referred to the pharaoh, as well as any deity, because he too was regarded as a god.
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