Egyptian Art-The First Great Artist

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