Egyptian Art

For over three thousand years the Egyptians restricted themselves to a specific set of rules as to how a work of art in three dimensions should appear. Egyptian art was very symbolic and a painting or sculpture was meant to be a record of as the result of subtle changes, not an altered plan of art or its role in society. The great buildings of the past are built of stone. Stone quarries supplied the …

…and other jewelry. A vivid blue glaze was very popular during the reign of Ramses II. Craftsmen made glass for inlayed designs and for some containers. Workers were able to make articles out of lead, gold, silver, and copper. Such metals were used to make pins, tweezers, razors, axes, knives, spears, sculptures, and jewelry. The stability of the government during the reign of Ramses II allowed the skills of the artists and architects to flourish.