Statues have played an important role in tombs or in the lower world throughout the Pharaonic ages
Which is to enable the soul to identify the features of the deceased owner, do not miss him and then get acquainted with the trip in the other world. Sculpture flourished in the old, middle and modern state,
And produced a number of statues of different types.
Egyptians used the size of the statue to express the social situation.
The size of the pharaoh statue was more than normal, sometimes weighing several tons.
The statues of scribes and court staff were almost the same size.
The statues of servants and workers were, despite their high accuracy, smaller; their height was usually not more than 50 cm. These statues of the server have been shown in different working situations.
This is in addition to the tiny Schwabti statues, whose height is not more than a few centimeters. This was called upon by the owner, in the Hereafter, to perform the difficult work that he must perform.
And there were 365 of these small statues (Alushabti); that was, the respondent to work instead of in agriculture and other works if it were ruled by misery in the other world and might be the number of days of the year.
The Musallam was one of the main features of Egyptian sculpture, It has been adopted in its industry on high architectural techniques As the obelisk was carved from a single rock mass and was referring to the horizon or the word of God was called the name (Tkhn) The obelisks were the most prominent features of ancient architecture, They are usually erected on either side of the entrances to the temples.
The columns had a special status in the Pharaonic and Greek periods.
The column, whether quadrangular or rounded, consists of three parts Base, lapel, and crown.
The crowns took flower-like shapes and leaves, such as palm and lotus.
Another common form is the shape of the scheduled basket;
With plant flora and grape clusters inside.
In the Ptolemaic period, kings and emperors discovered many marble species in the Red Sea Mountains and used them extensively in statues and constructions.
The movement and clothes of clothing became clear in sculpture styles,
Many statues of kings and kings were found.
A special type of figurine was found in that era, known as terracotta or burnt clay
There were figurines made of pottery between 20 and 50 centimeters high.
Large statues depicting animals, such as the cat, the monkey, the bull, the lion, and the dog, were found alongside human figures.
Schools of art in the times (old and modern) to become the oldest Egyptian finest creativity known to mankind in art and precision and great.
