Ancient Egypt and Nubia

Ancient Egyptian canopic jars with animal-headed lids, used for storing mummified organs, displayed in a museum.

Explore the art of ancient Egypt and Nubia, such as pyramids, temples, statues, and tombs

Basics of Ancient Egypt
New Kingdom Egypt
Ancient Nubia

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted an impressively long time and created some of the most famous examples of art and architecture

Basics of Ancient Egypt

Fundamentals for understanding ancient Egyptian history and culture

Carved sandstone wall with inscriptions and symbols, including the number 19 and floral motifs.

Important terms and concepts

Sunken relief

encaustic painting

Roman Egypt

Mummy portrait

a wax painting of a boy with dark brown eyes and pronounced eyebrows

New Kingdom

Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted an impressively long time and created some of the most famous examples of art and architecture

Ancient Egyptian bronze cat statue with an earring on display.
Ancient Egyptian canopic jars and painted wooden box displayed in a museum case. The jars are shaped like human and animal heads, with hieroglyphs etched on them, and are positioned in front of a painted wooden box with Egyptian motifs.

VIDEO: Canopic jars

Important terms and concepts

Bastet

Pantheon

Mummification

Deity

Canopic Jars

Four Sons of Horus

Pantheon

Ancient Nubia

A region in northeastern Africa, ancient Nubia was home to several powerful civilizations including the Kingdom of Kush

Plaque made of red stone that shows a lion headed figure with human body holding a staff
The god Apedemak

Important terms and concepts

Apedemak

Ancient Nubia

Kingdom of Kush

Meroë

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