families. essence wade . Egyptian family values

INTRO Taking a look at my “Final project” Here you can Cleary tell that each one of the statues has something strongly in common with each other, Each statue and sculpture, you see hear, have a mother and a child appearing to be “bounding with their child” we see each mother has a young child who seems to be no older than two years’ old and when analyzing each work of art, we see that the child who is either next to their mother or even being carried by the mother figure we see in the different pieces of art. The reason why I choose these five unique works of art “ “The bottle in the form of a mother and child” and “The statue of a family” and the “the tomb relief fragment” Is because the strong bonding we see with each mother and each child, this is not something commonly known in the Egyptian painting’s, sculptures, or other works of art, it actually quite rare to see these kind of work’s so long ago. it is enjoyable to see that even in ancient Egypt time’s, thousands and thousands of years ago that there was still “Family’s” As well as the mothers and children we see in these work’s, but as you see in “the Statue family” we see the taller figure in the middle who is the Dad and husband to the wife and the young child we see beside him, (Child standing at the right) (mother at kneeling at the left) Even back then with all of the hard working people, High authority men, Prince’s, ruler’s, and king’s, there was still room and thought on the family’s that each of these individual had. The artist who had designed “The “Princess sobeknakht suckling a prince” seemed to be really skilled in his work’s, Seeing the way he had sculpted his project in this fine metal, the way designed the mother to sit down feeding her new prince newborn, it seems the craft’s men had Cleary worked with this kind of metal before, and it is obvious that he had to use heat to melt and mold the statue in the way he was hoping for the design to appeal to the mother of the newborn baby prince’s likening. “With the tomb of relief”, we see the mother stacking her fruit and the young child in the sack, this piece was very old but still is very readable having the viewer see exactly what was going on around her. I chose this artist because it amazes me to wonder, who was this artist that had seen the family and sculpted the designer, Mabey it was a good friend of the mother, or a royal servant? It could be the father and husband to the child, But the painting is so old that it is impossible to have even an idea rather than a theory of the person who had sculpted this piece, this painting was presumed to be sculpted around the 1700-after 1630 B.C.E. end of intro Mother and child on a bed. This is a very interesting piece of work with an Egyptian figure of a mother and child laying on a bed. Although this is not a family bonding sculpture I chose it for my theme because it still represents A mother and her young child which is rare to see in ancient Egyptian times. These objects could have served many propose that are unknown of day. Perhaps the sexual needs of man in his afterlife. They may have had a connection with Hathor, goddess of love and sexuality. The young child standing to the left of the mother may have represent fertility and rebirth. Which could mean resurrection and immortality in the afterlife. Although this is unknown we know that these have been discovered in temples and tombs sometimes even houses. You can see in the artwork that the mother is clearly laying down on a bed her head is laid on a pillow and looking forward with her child next to her. She could possibly be nude for a pleasure for the person in the afterlife this was carved for. Or possibility just the way the sculpture wanted to work on this. This work is absolutely brilliant for such a long time ago and you see the face and body of the women (The eyes, ears nose, and the Egyptian women’s hairstyle, her breast and her feet) and the form of the young child. But unlike the other family or mother and children work this one is quite older so the facial expression is just blank or not that clear.. Never the less this is still a beautiful and unique piece of history we can still enjoy and wonder what the author true intentions were while working on this at the time. This sculpture was built in around 1539-1295 B.C.E. MEDIUM Terracotta • Place Excavated: Sawama, Egypt DATES ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. DYNASTY XVIII Dynasty PERIOD New Kingdom (probably) DIMENSIONS 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (5.7 x 7 x 17.5 cm) (show scale) COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view ACCESSION NUMBER 14.606 CREDIT LINE Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund RIGHTS STATEMENT Creative Commons-BY

The reason why chose this theme was because you can Cleary see the family resembling symbol. Here we see a Father figure his wife and his child. His wife seems to have be showing the “Egyptian gesture of love” By kneeling down to her husband’s side. They have a young child as you see him no older than a two year old boy. This we can tell because he has his finger in his mouth indicated he is indeed a very young child. Many people today may find this image rather offence or disturbing in today’s society. Due to the woman seeming as she is summiting to her husband and Him seeming like he is the greater half. But having a look at the people back then this statue was a beautiful thing it was what resembled a family’s love. Her kneeling next to her husband was showing she loved her husband. It did not show as he was greater than his wife/partner in any way but also showed he was the hard worker and cared for the family keeping them safe and taking care of his family as well I love seeing this family together. I enjoy seeing that even back then family was important and the people who design’s these statues thought the same as well. These people must have seen other family’s or were asked to design such things for a family with children. This type of statue was Cleary showing there was love in the home and the family. Thinking back on these people it still wonders me who would have this statue made. Was there one for each different induvial or was it made for show of a family? I have done research and saw one a different type of this same statues but it was resembling the same thing except the father was sitting in a chair instead of standing. MEDIUM Limestone • Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt DATES ca. 2371-2298 B.C.E. DYNASTY late V Dynasty-early VI Dynasty PERIOD Old Kingdom DIMENSIONS 28 15/16 x 9 1/16 x 9 13/16 in., 60 lb. (73.5 x 23 x 25 cm, 27.22kg) (show scale) CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

I chose this for my theme because of the beautiful relation that the Unknown sculpture has put into work especially for such a long time ago the detail on this is amazing you can see the dress that is worn by the mother looks more realistic then other Egyptian works, and her facial expression seems happy maybe because she had her child with her. Mother and child bottles were made throughout the eighteenth Dynasty, so this was common and it shows the bond between a mother and her young child which you don’t see so much of in ancient Egyptian times. The bottle is made for possibly a mother who had just given birth to a newborn baby boy. You can see in this here sculpture you can see a mother and her young child she seems to be comforting her young child as medical text frequently mentions milk as a remedy for numerous reasons. In this here work you can see the mother kneeling down feeding the young child you can see her hands rapped around the child giving the child love and support. This statue is a very unique one. I absolutely love the way these used as bottles for the mothers after having giving birth to a newborn son. The mother son relationship is strong here. Meaning the son was a very special gift to the mother at the time. The mothers must have been so pleased to received one of these after giving birth to their child after all the child baring and labor. I wonder if the spouse or the friends of the woman had brought these made before the child was born. Although the sculpture true intentions are unknown this is still a magnificent piece of work that we still get to enjoy today. Date Created: ca. 1336-1295 B.C.E. Location Created: Egypt Type: Sculpture External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3704/Bottle_in_the_Form_of_a_Mother_and_Child Rights: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Medium: Steatite, glazed Accession number: 61.9

Mother and child I chose this theme because of the wonderful and caring relation of the mother with her very young baby. It also seems to be rather rare in Egyptian art. In this piece of art you see a mother stacking fruit with her baby in a sling at her side. Another example of a beautiful bond between a mother and her child. The work was made so long ago and has an amazing amount of detail for such old work. You can see the mother surrounded by trees, the chair she’s sitting on and the bowl where she stacks all of the fruit. You can see the branches on the trees and the different curves and directions the trees sprout into. Another amazing amount of detail on this work is the mother herself. You see her traditional Egyptian hairstyle and the way she is leaning to grab the fruit with her upper left hand. Is very excellent in detail. There also seems to be a smile on her face probably because she is with her very young infant child or maybe she enjoys her work. The mother also seems to have a band around her forehead which looks kind of like a crown which could be a sign of royalty, but this is unknown. You can also another interesting piece of artwork above the mother and young infant. In the work above you see two women, siting at the opposite of each other. One seems to be pulling a thorn from the other women’s foot, which shows these women was probably really helpful and caring. In the upper left here seems to be a storage jar it is unknown why that is there. This piece of ancient Egyptian art is something we get to learn about and enjoy thousands of years later. MEDIUM Terracotta • Place Excavated: Sawama, Egypt DATES ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. DYNASTY XVIII Dynasty PERIOD New Kingdom (probably) DIMENSIONS 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (5.7 x 7 x 17.5 cm) (show scale) COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view ACCESSION NUMBER 14.606 CREDIT LINE Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund RIGHTS STATEMENT Creative Commons-BY

I chose this theme because it is another rare and wonderful piece of an artwork showing a bond between a mother and her young male child. It’s also a wonderful family bonding which there are not to many of in ancient Egyptian artwork. So this is one of the few works of family bonding. In this wonderful piece of work the mother is nursing her young child which shows she cares for her young. The mother is a princess as you can see her fillet and uraeus cobra. Something royal Egyptian princesses wore. She also has the hairstyle of a princess. Why the figure was made is unknown, but it may have been commissioned to celebrate the birth of a new royal price or to signal a reigning king’s devotion to his royal mother, or maybe to reflect the Sobeknakht's wish for divine help in conceiving a child who would become Egypt's king. Just like the other wonderful piece of work this one is still a wonderful piece we get to enjoy and learn about today. You can that a craftsmen demonstrated great skill in designing this piece and had use metal statuary. It is also conserved one of the finest sculptures. The detail is amazing and you can see she’s clearly sitting down to feed the young prince. You can also see the detail in her hair which is also amazing for work from such a long time ago. Her eyes and nose seem to be more realistic look. The details of her hands and finger are brilliant and you can see she has her hands holding the tiny infant up. The detail on the baby is is also amazing and usually in older works you cannot see the child’s face and body the work is truly amazing and has such wonderful detail for such as an old piece of artwork. MEDIUM Copper alloy • Place Made: Egypt DATES ca. 1700-after 1630 B.C.E. DYNASTY XIII Dynasty PERIOD Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period DIMENSIONS 4 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (10.2 x 7 x 8.3 cm) (show scale) COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor EXHIBITIONS • Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt (February 21, 1997 through May 18, 1997) ACCESSION NUMBER 43.137 CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund