not the case with Ancient Egyptian Art. The Egyptians did not create art for aesthetic

reasons. The sole purpose of Ancient Egyptian art was funerary, from the obvious tombs

and mortuary temples to the statues and relief sculpture that filled them. The art was not

simply for decoration or visual experience. Ancient Egyptian art can hardly be termed art,

not if the word art is defined by only the creation of beautiful or thought-provoking

works1. There was much more involved in the artwork, or craftwork of the Ancient

Egyptians, practically every thing they created was solely to serve the afterlife in one way

If the Theban village people's homes were any indication of cultural reflection then

there was little to reflect on. Aside from the one single room dedicated to worship, the

Theban people lived very simply. White washed homes provided little in comfort aside

again we are shown examples of work that was created for the tombs, for the mortuary

truth and light). If the heart is pure Hu-Nefer will go on, otherwise the hybrid monster

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possessions that were installed within the average royal tomb including but were not

adherence to style and permanence of the works have allowed us insight into the minds of

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