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# Sculptures from the Egyptian Era Symbolic elements such as forms, hieroglyphics, relative size, location, materials, color, actions, and gestures were widely used. Their tombs required the most extensive use of sculpture. The most common materials used for sculptures are wood, ivory, and stones...

# Sculptures from the Egyptian Era Symbolic elements such as forms, hieroglyphics, relative size, location, materials, color, actions, and gestures were widely used. Their tombs required the most extensive use of sculpture. The most common materials used for sculptures are wood, ivory, and stones. ## Characteristics of the Sculptures 1. Symbolisms were heavily used to represent the gods. They were represented as composite creatures with animal heads on human bodies. 2. Relief compositions were arranged in horizontal lines to record an event or to represent an action. 3. Most of the time the gods were shown larger than humans, the kings larger than their followers and the dead larger than the living. 4. Empty spaces were filled with figures or hieroglyphics. 5. All individual components were all brought to the plane of representation and laid out like writing. ## Queen Nefertiti - 18th Dynasty, 1375-1357 BC Image from Treasures of the World, 1961 CCP Library * Realistic, with heavy lided eyes, slender neck, determined chin, and pure profile under her heavy crown. * Queen, refers to the Great Royal wife of the Egyptian pharoah. Materials: Painted Limestone