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Egyptian Sarcophagus Project

By: Maya Iyonmana

Historical Sarcophagus

Outer Coffin of Henettawy

Original Purpose

  • the purpose of a sarcophagus was to protect the body and prevent deterioration and mutilation
  • they were used as preparation for rebirth after death
  • were abe to house their Ka and Ba, their soul and spirit

Technical Qualities

  • traditionally were made wood or metal enclosed in stone
  • royalty would often have a sarcophagus made of silver or gold

Technical Qualities

Personal sarcophagus

symbolic Qualities

  • in the middle I included the protection goddess Nekhbet
  • she symbolized protection in the afterlife
  • the colour blue symbolizes rebirth
  • the colour red was considered to be protective

elements and principles

Colour-the colours are very metallic and they are slightly brighter on the bottom

Line-used long, short, thin, straight and curved lines

Shape-geometric shapes like squares and triangles

Balance-both sides are symmetrical

Pattern-triangular pattern on the bottom and around the neck

Contrast-between the dark black and the gold

Emphasis-placed on the winged goddess in the middle and the hieroglyphics

Connections to historical sarcophagus

  • includes hieroglyphics
  • colours match time period
  • depicts the goddess of protection, Nekhbet

Stages of Design

Research

  • searched up Egyptian Sarcophagus's
  • chose one to use to make a sketch
  • researched the symbols and meanings

Research

Conceptual Sketches

  • after researching I made a sketch of what I wanted my sarcophagus to look like

Conceptual Sketches

Creation

  • cut out the shape and covered it in newspaper
  • wrapped it in plaster
  • painted it

Creation

Experimentation

Experimentation

  • had to experiment with colours to make sure they matched with the time period

Success

Most Successful Part

  • the bottom half of the sarcophagus was the most successful part
  • very neat and detailed
  • the colours pop more than the top

Most Successful Part

Least Successful Part

  • the least successful part of my sarcophagus was the back
  • looks very empty

Least Successful Part

Changes

  • If I had to do this project again, I would try to smooth out the plaster more while making it so that the paint would go on easier
  • also add more details to the back

Changes

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