Ancient Egyptian Art (Egyptian Funerary Barges, Talismans Or Good Luck Charms For Sailors] Your Images Should Focus On The Spiritual Principles, Moral Concepts, Or Cosmic Forces Symbolized By Ships)

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Ancient Egyptian Art

Brief Summary of the Presentation

Ancient Egyptian Art reflects as a great form of art to represent different mystical and themes. It is interesting to explore different forms of myth, mysticism, and ritual considering different images of art. Thorough evolution of different artworks reveals that the form of art is utilized by the artists and sculptures to comprehensively focus various forms of spiritual principles, moral ideas, or the consideration of the cosmic forces indicated by the ships. Five images relevant to ancient Egyptian Art are selected to discuss the theme of spirituality and moral ideas. Consideration of these particular images helps to focus on the moral domains considered by ancient Egyptian artists in their artworks. Egyptian funerary barges, talismans, or good luck charms established as the basic representation of the spiritual concepts and thoughts followed by ancient Egyptian gods and common citizens of that particular period of time. Focusing on particular ancient Egyptian images reveals that the approach of art was closely associated with the perspective of religion followed by the earliest Egyptian civilization. Different domains of spirituality, social morality, and religious perspectives were represented through different forms of image symbols.

The approach of art used with the purpose to indicate the theme of spirituality and human association with their gods. All the selected symbols are a great representation of good luck and spirituality concepts adopted by the civilization of ancient Egypt. All the fives images of the Eye of Horus, the Egyptian Funerary Boat, Multiple Eye of Horus Amulet, Ancient Egyptian Amulets, and The Egyptian Scarab helps to figure out the artistic trends followed by ancient Egyptian artists to utilize the theme of spiritual lives of Egyptians people (Schäfer, para 3). It is explored that different forms of art are utilized to attain and maintain a strong connection between art and religion.

Reasons for Choosing Topic

It is worthy to mention the effectiveness of the topic selected to discuss the overall prospect of Ancient Egyptian Artwork. The specific theme of spirituality is considered to determine the prevailing connection between the art and the moral concepts followed by the Egyptian people. This form of consideration is important to understand the artistic and religious domains of the ancient civilization with the help of art. This particular topic is also selected because art is established as a great source by the ancient Egyptian people to represent their spiritual beliefs and the importance of moral concepts in their daily life. Images of different objects reveal the influence of mystic powers in the routine functioning of the people of ancient Egyptian people.

Images of amulets, good luck charms, and Egyptian ships are characterized as a suitable representation to discuss the prospect of spirituality and religious domains followed by the ancient Egyptian civilization (Robins, Gay, and Fowler, para 4). The selected topic linked with the critical examination of the different properties of the images to discuss the overall idea of spirituality principles in case of the civilization of ancient Egypt. All the considered properties of the images reflect in the forms of time, place, and the specific subject to connect its connection with the main topic of spiritual principles, moral concepts, or the cosmic forces symbolized by ships. It is crucial to indicate that all the selected images entirely focus the spiritual concepts and utilization of cosmic forces symbolized in different forms such as amulets etc.

Basic Research Process

A comprehensive perspective of research work is used to select suitable images according to the actual theme of spiritual principles and moral ideas adopted by the ancient Egyptian civilization. The domain of research is expanded to figure out different ideas and concepts associated with the overall forms of all the images. It is vital to examine how all the selected images represent the spiritual perspectives believed and adopted by people of ancient Egyptian civilization. Basic research process comprised of the adoption of different relevant steps such as the exploration of specific terms in different relevant databases. This form of exploration helps to attain the better form of development of the overall concept.

The specific terms of Egyptian funerary barges, talismans, or good luck charms for sailors to utilized to assess its connection with the actual topic in the form of spiritual perspectives adopted by the common citizens and gods of ancient Egyptian civilizations (Baines 73). The advanced form of concept development is only possible by creating an association between all the selected images. It is explored that all the considered images represent the phenomenon of spiritual belief and cosmic forces symbolization through different forms of art. A detailed explanation of different art objects clearly reveals that ancient Egyptian people used these objects to secure their lives from the evil forces considering the perspective of good luck charm.

Issues and Discoveries Encountered in Research

Undoubtedly, the research process is one complex phenomenon that requires necessary attention in different forms. It is important to critically examine all the possible issues and discoveries when it comes to consideration of specific art images according to the desired themes. Discovery of all the five images according to the basic theme of spiritual principles and moral domains of ancient Egyptian civilization is the basic difficult phase that requires necessary attention. It is complicated to explore the most suitable images according to the actual facet of consideration. Exploration of the images related to the specific time-frame in the form of the civilization of ancient Egypt is difficult as it required detailed domain of consideration. Another major issue associated with the entire research form is that building a systematic connection between all the considered images is a difficult aspect that requires a detailed examination of different properties of each image of the objects.

Issues and Decisions made in Preparation, Ordering, and Commenting

Development of the presentation of the images relevant to the specific theme is another systematic domain of consideration. When it comes to ordering of all the images in the form of presentation than the selection of the appropriate one significant issue that requires necessary attention. The overall preparation of the presentation of the images comprised of the adoption of different and related aspects. The option of comprehensive research work is adopted to ensure the provision of suitable information in case of each image. Another crucial aspect of consideration is that it is important to ensure the proper connection between all the images according to the overall topic and theme selected for this research work.

Reflection on the Completed Process

At the final stage, it is important to represent the overall reflection on the process of presentation. This particular procedure of research and development of presentation can reflect as the great form of approach to enhance knowledge level. It helps to utilize different forms of research to ensure proper information related to the basic theme or idea. The development of the presentation assists to utilize art form to critically discuss the idea of the connection between spirituality and art. It is also critical to indicate that preparation of the presentation comprised of five specific images helps to gain knowledge about the ancient Egyptian art considering the specific theme of spiritual principles or moral domains adopted by this civilization. I further used different forms of the depiction of images in the form of presentation to enhance the perspective of understanding the art form.

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Robins, Gay, and Ann S. Fowler. Proportion and style in ancient Egyptian art. University of Texas Press, 1994.

Baines, John. "On the status and purposes of ancient Egyptian art." Cambridge Archaeological Journal 4.1 (1994): 67-94.

Schäfer, Heinrich, et al. Principles of Egyptian art. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1974.