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Overview of Ancient Egyptian Art by john frits gerard mombay is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Ancient Egyptian art developed over 3000 years and was highly stylized and symbolic. Painting and sculpture followed strict conventions where figures were shown in profile with some body parts facing front. Sculptures often showed gods as animals and pharaohs as larger figures to signify importance. Paintings decorated tombs to guide the deceased and depicted gods and the pharaoh. Sculptures ranged from colossal to small and included wood and stone statues of rulers and gods placed in tombs and temples. Art
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- john frits gerard mombay
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