A HISTORY OF EGYPTIAN SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN THE OLD KINGDOM

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A HISTORY OF EGYPTIAN SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN THE OLD KINGDOM PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I THE SCULPTURE OF THE PREDYNASTIC AND EARLY DYNASTIC PERIODS a. The Sculpture of the Predynastic Period b. The Sculpture of Dynasty 0 to Dynasty II II THE SCULPTURE OF DYNASTY III Ill THE SCULPTURE OF DYNASTY IV a. The Reign of Cheops. b. The Reign of Radedef c. The Sculpture of the Reigns of Chephren to Shepseskaf IV THE SCULPTURE OF DYNASTY V a. The Sculpture of the First Half of Dynasty V b. The Sculpture of the Second Half of Dynasty V V THE SCULPTURE OF DYNASTY VI VI THE TECHNIQUE OF THE STATUARY VII THE RELIEFS AND PAINTINGS OF THE PREDYNASTIC AND EARLY DYNASTIC PERIODS a. Early Sculpture in Relief b. Early Examples of Painting c. Conclusions concerning the Early Period VIII THE MONUMENTS OF THE ARCHAIC PERIOD a. The Royal Monuments, Late Dynasty II and Dynasty III b. The Private Monuments of Late Dynasty II and Dynasty III c. The Transition Period from Dynasties III to IV: the Reigns of Huni and Sneferuw: Royal Work d. The Private Reliefs and Paintings of the Transition Period, Dynasties III-IV IX THE RELIEFS OF DYNASTY IV: CHEOPS TO SHEPSESKAF a. The Royal Examples b. Private Reliefs X THE RELIEFS OF DYNASTY V a. The Royal Reliefs b. The Private Reliefs of the First Half of Dynasty V c. The Private Reliefs of the Second Half of Dynasty V XI THE RELIEFS AND PAINTINGS OF DYNASTY VI a. The Royal Reliefs b. The Private Reliefs of Dynasty VI XII THE PROVINCIAL TOMBS OF UPPER EGYPT: DYNASTIES V AND VI AND THE FIRSTINTERMEDIATE PERIOD a. Dynasty V b. Dynasty VI and the Intermediate Period c. Comparison between the Styles of the Old and Middle Kingdoms XIII THE TECHNICAL METHODS EMPLOYED IN OLD KINGDOM RELIEFS AND PAINTING a. The Processes followed in the Decoration b. The Colour Conventions c. The Painting Technique XIV THE MODE OF REPRESENTATION OF THE SINGLE FIGURE a. The Treatment of the Principal Figure b. The Attitudes of the Subsidiary Figures XV THE REPRESENTATION OF GROUPED FIGURES XVI THE CRAFTSMEN WHO PRODUCED THE SCULPTURE AND PAINTINGS APPENDIX: THE COLOURING OF OLD KINGDOM HIEROGLYPHS LIST OF FIGURES IN THE TEXT LIST OF PLATES GENERAL INDEX INDEX OF PERSONAL NAMES GIZA AND SAQQARAH MASTABA NUMBERS AND NAMES OF OWNERS TRANSLITERATIONS PLATES