| Everyone remembers the treasures Howard Carter | | | | Queen Nefertiti (Dahlem Museum in Berlin Germany) |
| brought out of King Tut's Tomb. The solid gold mask | | | | wich is concidered one of the greatest works of art of |
| golden shrines, but what do we really know about | | | | all time.More of this artwork can still be seen today on |
| these treasures? Most likely the gold is what we | | | | the walls of the pharaohs tombs and the walls of the |
| remember, but to an artist or historian there is much | | | | great temples that still stand today. One of these |
| more. What you see when you look beyond the gold | | | | temples is Abu Simbol where Pharaoh Ramses II had |
| is something amazing. the artistry and craftsmanship | | | | four large stone statues of himself built. How such |
| that set the ancient Egyptians apart from the rest.The | | | | large stone figures could be built with the detail they |
| Greeks and Romans who were also great artist | | | | possess is beyond words.Even as the paint fades |
| usually get the credit but remember, Egyptian art | | | | away from a stone relief of an ancient god on a |
| out-dates both the Greeks and romans by at least | | | | temple wall, one can only imagin what it looked like |
| two thousand years. Some of the greatest works of | | | | thousands of years ago with it's bright colors. One has |
| art of the ancient world came from the Egyptians | | | | to give respect where it is due, to these skilled artist |
| around the 18th to the 20th Dynasty's. Just look at | | | | whose work has stood the test of time and can be |
| some of this art from the golden mask of King Tut | | | | seen to this day.Sam's arts is a website for all things |
| (Cairo Museum in Egypt) to the beautiful bust of | | | | art. |