CLCV 2906 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Twelfth Dynasty Of Egypt, Stele, Pyramid Texts
24 May 2016
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Starting in the twelfth dynasty everyone has two tombstones one in the place of burial and one in abydos (cenotaph: empty tomb) because the push during the twelfth dynasty is the worship of osiris. Standing statues 18 units high (width is 6 for men, 4 for women) but there is a certain amount of variance for statues. Egyptians conceptualised and carved statues from the bottom up. During the 18th century we see aristocrats constructing mastabas and an influx of private art which is a reflection of the change in politics and religion. We have a very typical cloaked art (cloak of office) during the middle kingdom. We also start seeing them tucking their wigs behind their ear rather than having the eat stick of 90 degrees. In the middle kingdom, the short beard means high ranking official, we also see the rise of portable altars which could also substitute for a grave stelai.
