Carvings of vases, amulets, and images of deities and animals were made of steatite. Glass was originally a luxury item but became more common, and was used to make small jars, for perfume and other liquids, to be placed in tombs. Faience was sintered-quartz ceramic with surface vitrification, used to create relatively cheap small objects in many colors.Ka statues, which were meant to provide a resting place for the ka part of the soul, were often made of wood and placed in tombs.Ancient Egyptians created both monumental and smaller sculptures, using the technique of sunk relief.Paintings were often done on stone, and portrayed pleasant scenes of the afterlife in tombs.In Egyptian art, the size of a figure indicates its relative importance.Symbolism meant order, shown through the pharaoh’s regalia, or through the use of certain colors.Much of the surviving forms come from tombs and monuments, and thus have a focus on life after death and preservation of knowledge.

Most of this art was highly stylized and symbolic.

Ancient Egyptian art includes painting, sculpture, architecture, and other forms of art, such as drawings on papyrus, created between 3000 BCE and 100 CE.

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