Egyptian paintings are created in a way to show a profile view and a side view of an animal or person. Most of the art that is still surviving is coming from the tombs and monuments, and because of this there is an emphasis on life after death and an emphasis on preserving the knowledge of the past. A distinctive technique called sunk relief was used by the Egyptians, which is a method well suited for very bright sunlight. Reliefs done in Ancient Egypt were almost like carvings on a wall of a palace or pyramid, but are slightly more three dimensional. The cuts that are made onto the walls are deeper and more strategic than Egyptian hieroglyphics. The Ka statue is an ancient Egyptian statue that was intended to create a resting place for the ka, or spirit of a person after their death. They believed that ka (a life force), along with a physical body, the name, the ba (a soul) and the swt (a shadow), were the five different parts that made up a person.
Egyptian Relief
Ka Scuplture
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Ancient Egyptian Relief - a photo on Flickriver. 2013. Ancient Egyptian Relief - a photo on Flickriver. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ggnyc/761157146/. [Accessed 19 May 2013].
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