{"id":299,"date":"2018-11-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egyptianwisdomcenter.org\/stylistic-ornamentation-and-decoration\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T01:33:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T06:33:31","slug":"stylistic-ornamentation-and-decoration-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/egyptianwisdomcenter.org\/sv\/stylistic-ornamentation-and-decoration-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stylistic Ornamentation And Decoration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stylistic Egyptian Architectural Details<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

Several stylistic architectural features were also used in Ancient Egypt, such as:<\/p>\n

Architrave <\/strong><\/span>\u2013 The architrave was derived in Egypt from the stone beam, reaching from pillar to pillar in tombs and temples.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Since the 1st dynasty, the smallest private tomb-mastaba has a typical architrave above the entrance doorway.<\/p>\n

The stone architrave was used to increase the size of, and add a portico to, their temples.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Square dentils over an architrave were also utilized since Egypt\u2019s earliest history and can be seen in the facade of a tomb at Beni Hassan and pm the ceiling of one of the rock tombs at the Pyramids, imitating the palm beams.<\/p>\n

Here it is shown in beautiful detail at the Karnak Temples Complex in Luxor:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Cornice<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 It was utilized constantly as a significant detail in the design of the so-called False doors which is to be found in every tomb and temple in Ancient Egypt. Notice other features, as well.<\/p>\n

Below is a fully painted example from a Saqqara tomb from about 45 centuries ago.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

For their devices, the Egyptians frequently selected objects such as the lotus and other flowers, and these, as well as various animals or their heads, were adapted to form a cornice, particularly in their houses and tombs, or to decorate fancy articles of furniture and dress.<\/p>\n

Torus <\/strong><\/span>\u2013 The torus has been used in Egypt since its recovered remotest history more than 5,000 years ago, and is shown here as a significant detail of the so-called False Door at every Egyptian tomb and temple.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Stylistic Ornamentation And Decoration<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Many people miss the artistic talents of the Ancient Egyptians by focusing only on the figurative depictions in Egyptian buildings.<\/p>\n

Some artistic variations are noticed by some, but even, then we are told that the Egyptians had no imagination <\/em>and therefore could only imitate nature, such as these palm tree column caps that look like the abundant palm trees in Egypt.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The design patterns in Egypt can generally be categorized as floral, geometric, figurative, or a combination of two or all three.<\/p>\n

The figurative patterns <\/strong><\/span>naturally dominate temples and tombs; but floral and geometric patterns are abundant.<\/p>\n

The Western mind set is obsessed with giving names to every variation of these patterns and to attaching a Greek\/Roman adjective to each, despite its pre-existence in Egypt.<\/p>\n

The floral <\/strong><\/span>type is depicted in a range of plant maturity, from the closed bud to the open blossom.<\/p>\n

The temple columns in Egypt were more than supporting structures. Columns are part of the animated organic and living temple.<\/p>\n

They appear with closed buds:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

and open blossom:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Geometric design patterns<\/strong><\/span> are all over, from the starry ceilings.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

To all kinds of patterns in tombs and temples everywhere in Egypt\u2014 long before they found their way to Europe.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Figurative decorations<\/strong><\/span> are found in so many places.<\/p>\n

The vulture:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Hethor wearing a sistrum on her head:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The cobra:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A combination of 2 or all three forms<\/strong><\/span> of decorations\u2014floral, geometric, and figurative.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Egyptians did not always confine themselves to the mere imitation of natural objects for ornament.<\/p>\n

Their ceilings and cornices offer numerous graceful fancy devices; among which are the guilloche (misnamed as the Tuscan border), the chevron, and the scroll pattern.<\/p>\n

These items can be seen in a tomb dating back to the 6th Dynasty; they were therefore known in Egypt many ages before they were later adopted by the Greeks and Romans.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Guilloche<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0– The most complicated\u00a0form of the guilloche covered a whole Egyptian ceiling more than a thousand years before it was represented on those comparatively late objects, found at Nineveh.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A Chevron<\/strong><\/span> is a type of ornament also commonly found in Ancient Egypt.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Scroll<\/strong><\/span> is\u00a0also found in Ancient Egypt.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Colors<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Color was an essential part of Egyptian architecture.<\/p>\n

No one who understands the harmony of colors will fail to admit that the Ancient Egyptians perfectly understood their distribution and proper combinations.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

But the choice of colors\u2014just like everything else\u2014reflects the Egyptians\u2019 deep metaphysical understanding of the significance and energy of each color, and various colors are derived from a combination of basic colors.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The ceilings of Egyptian temples were painted blue and studded with stars to represent the firmament (as in early European churches); and on the part over the central passage (through which the king and the religious processions passed) were vultures and other emblems; the winged globe always having its place over the doorways. The whole building, as well as its sphinxes and other accessories, was richly painted.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

[An excerpt from <\/strong><\/span>The Ancient Egyptian Metaphysical Architecture<\/strong> by Moustafa Gadalla]
\nhttps:\/\/egyptianwisdomcenter.org\/product\/the-ancient-egyptian-metaphysical-architecture\/<\/span><\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

https:\/\/egyptianwisdomcenter.org\/product\/the-ancient-egyptian-metaphysical-architecture\/<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stylistic Egyptian Architectural Details   Several stylistic architectural features were also used in Ancient Egypt, such as: Architrave \u2013 The architrave was […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-299","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/egyptianwisdomcenter.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/egyptianwisdomcenter.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/egyptianwisdomcenter.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egyptianwisdomcenter.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egyptianwisdomcenter.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/egyptianwisdomcenter.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/299\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/egyptianwisdomcenter.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}