古 埃 及 藝 術
这里列举了一些不同材质、色彩各异的小型物品,主要选自克利夫兰艺术博物馆、布鲁克林博物馆、芝加哥艺术博物馆、波士顿艺术博物馆、芝加哥大学东方研究所博物馆以及普林斯顿大学考古与人类学博物馆的藏品。

颜料盒
c. 1427-1401 BC
黄杨木
2.2 x 21 x 3.6 cm
这个颜料盒保留下了原有的块状颜料,从上往下依次是:红色为赭石;蓝色为埃及蓝;绿色为埃及蓝、土黄与雌黄的混合物;最下面两种为炭黑色。

贝壳调色盘,内为朱砂红颜料

Stele
木板画
43.1 x 34.5 x 16 cm

Stela
945 - 712 BC
木板画
24.8 x 19.2 x 3.4 cm

Coffin Panel with Goddess Nephthys
664-332 B.C.E.
Wood, pigment
36.6 x 12.6 x 1.3 cm
作品为木板白色石膏底,人物着绿裙,肤色为黄色,发色为红色。

Vulture Headdress Inlay
100-1 BC
黄金和珍贵石料
3 x 2.8 cm
这是一个女神和王后佩戴的头饰。里面镶嵌了超过100块半宝石级石料,包括蓝色的青金石,绿色的绿松石,红色的木化石。

Double-Sided Plaque Amulet
1069-715 BC
绿釉滑石 Green-glazed steatite
2.5 x 2 x 1 cm

Gaming Board Inscribed for Amenhotep III with Separate Sliding Drawer
ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E.
釉陶 Faience
5.5 x 7.7 x 21 cm

Circular Dish
ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E.
玻璃 Glass
1.8 x 2.5 x 10.5 cm

Face from a Cosmetic Spoon
1391-1353 BC
象牙雕刻 Ivory
4 x 2.3 cm
这是化妆勺上的一个小型雕刻古埃及男女都喜爱使用化妆品。从芳香植物树脂和树胶中提取制成的软膏,油和香料需要从遥远的地方花大价钱才能得到,因此与化妆品相关的使用物品也较为奢华。

Bronze Mounts from a "Shawabty Bundle": Head
c. 1336-1256 BC
镀金铜塑 Bronze, black copper wig, traces of gilding

Face from an Anthropoid Coffin
ca. 1070-945 B.C.E.
木头、石膏、颜料 Wood, gesso, pigment
21.5 x 20.5 x 11 cm
作品在木质基底上涂上石膏后用颜料彩绘而成,面部使用了红色,眼睛用黑色与白色描绘

Statue of Lady Sennuwy
1971–1926 B.C.
花岗闪长石 Granodiorite
21.6 x 62.2 x 116.2 cm

Amunhotep III
ca. 1390-1352 B.C.E.
木头、金箔、玻璃、颜料 Wood, gold leaf, glass, pigment
16 x 2.7 x 6 cm

Lady Mi
ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E.
木,骨,金箔 Wood, bone, gold leaf
15.6 x 4.4 x 5.7 cm

Seated Statuette of Pepy I with Horus Falcon
埃及雪花石膏 Egyptian alabaster, traces of Egyptian blue, red pigment, and gypsum
26.7 x 6.98 x 15.9 cm

Pseudo-group statue of Penmeru
2465–2323 B.C.
石灰石彩绘 Painted limestone
155 x 105 cm

Sketch of a King
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19–20 (about 1295–1069 BCE)
石灰石 Limestone and pigment
24.1 × 15.2 × 3.2 cm
古埃及艺术家常在石片或石灰石上画出草图,先用红色颜料画出大概,再用黑色颜料修正定稿。

Stele of Wadjsetji and his wife, Merirtyef
2100–2040 B.C.
石灰石彩绘 Limestone
71 x 54 x 9.5 cm
作品使用了凹浮雕手法,并涂上了土色彩绘,装饰区域是由封闭的黑,黄,红,绿色块表现。

Painting of a Standing King
ca. 1539-1070 B.C.E.
泥,石灰,颜料 Mud, plaster, pigment
13.5 x 3.4 x 11 cm
作品使用了红、黄、蓝三色,支撑物为泥与稻草混合制成的砖块

Stela with Amun-Re and a Gander
ca. 1295-1185 B.C.E.
砂岩,颜料 Sandstone, pigment
18.5 x 13 x 5.5 cm

Relief Plaque Depicting Hieroglyphic Signs
Early Ptolemaic Period (about 300 BCE)
石头 Stone
23.4 × 14 × 2.5 cm

Right Eye from an Anthropoid Coffin
1539-30 B.C.E
黑曜石,结晶石灰石,玻璃 Obsidian, crystalline limestone, glass
2.1 x 5.8 x 2.6 cm

Container for Kohl in the Shape of a Palm Column
New Kingdom, mid–Dynasty 18 or 19, about 1352–1213 BCE
玻璃 Glass
8.2 × 3.0 × 3.0 cm

Earring
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1550–1295 BCE)
玻璃 Glass
2.6 × 2.7 × 0.6 cm

Cornflower Inlay
1350-1296 BC
多彩釉陶 Polychrome faience
4.1 cm

Inlay Figure of a King in Four Pieces
305-30 B.C.E.
玻璃,金箔 Glass, gold leaf
14.1 x 6 x 0.8 cm

Fragment of an Inlay Depicting a Theater Mask
late 1st century BCE/early 1st century AD
Glass
3.6 × 1.4 × 0.4 cm

Core-Formed Fish Flask
ca. 1390-1292 B.C.E.
玻璃 Glass
10.7cm
玻璃容器一般是用来存放珍贵精油和香水奢侈品。

Fish
ca. 1390-1336 B.C.E.
黏土,颜料 Clay, pigment
6.5 x 11.2 x 3.2 cm

Mosaic Plaque
100 B.C.E.-100 C.E.
Glass
4.7cm

玻璃镶嵌

Kohl Tube
305 BC-AD 395
铜坯蓝色珐琅装饰 Brass with blue enamel decoration
Diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.); with cover: 8.9 cm

Ibis
305-30 B.C.E.
Silver
7cm

Tile with Winged, Crowned Sphinx
3rd century B.C.E
Faience
6.7 x 1.4 x 6.7 cm

Mummy Shroud
305-30 B.C.E.
亚麻布,石膏,颜料 Linen, gesso, pigment
102.6 x 91.3 cm

Duck's Head from a Large Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th Century
羊毛织锦 Tapestry weave: wool
17.2 x 24.2 cm
作为在尼罗河中常见的动物,鸭子象征着生命的丰盈。织物使用了染上不同色彩的羊毛交织进行表现, 包括蓝色、红色、蓝绿色等,如同绘画一般。

Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl
c. AD 25-37
木板蜡画 Encaustic on wood
39.4 x 17.4 cm
传统的埃及丧葬习俗一直持续到古罗马时代。这些栩栩如生的画像,为特定目的而制作,作为人像用于以覆盖木乃伊的面部。作品采用了典型的木板蜡画法(颜料与蜂蜡混合),发型、饰品、服装都表现出当时的风尚。细致的细节描绘如肤色、毛发、骨骼结构显示出画家敏锐的观察力。在一些细节如嘴唇与珠宝的表现中使用了贴金技术,暗示出作为个体从死亡向永恒的转化。

Fragment with Satyr and Maenad Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th century
羊毛与亚麻织物 Undyed linen and dyed wool; plain weave ground with tapestry weave
139 x 86.4 cm