Egyptian Art Timeline

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c. 6000 BCE - c. 3150 BCE
Art develops during the Predynastic Period in Egypt.
c. 3150 BCE - c. 2613 BCE
Artwork becomes more elaborate during the Early Dynastic Period in Egypt.
c. 3150 BCE
The Narmer Palette is created, a high point in Egyptian art of the period.
c. 2670 BCE
Imhotep creates King Djoser's Step Pyramid and Pyramid Complex at Saqqara, Egypt.
c. 2613 BCE - 2181 BCE
Art becomes standardized by the king during the Old Kingdom of Egypt.
c. 2500 BCE
Egyptians invent the technique of filigree in the manufacture of gold objects.
2181 BCE - 2040 BCE
Art is mass-produced during the First Intermediate Period of Egypt.
2040 BCE - 1782 BCE
Art reaches its greatest height during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt.
c. 1782 BCE - c. 1570 BCE
Art is influenced by the Hyksos and Nubians during the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt.
c. 1570 BCE - c. 1069 BCE
Styles and techniques of other cultures influence Egyptian art during the period of the New Kingdom. Some of the most famous works created.
c. 1550 BCE - 1070 BCE
Composition of the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
c. 1370 BCE - c. 1336 BCE
Life of Egyptian queen Nefertiti.
1279 BCE - 1212 BCE
Reign of Ramesses II (The Great) in Egypt.
c. 1264 BCE - c. 1244 BCE
Probable dates for the construction of Abu Simbel.
c. 1244 BCE - c. 1224 BCE
Other probable dates for the construction of Abu Simbel.
c. 1069 BCE - 525 BCE
The artwork of the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt tries to carry on New Kingdom standards with varying levels of success.
525 BCE - 332 BCE
Art of the Late Period of Ancient Egypt is influenced by Persian and Kushite rule.
323 BCE - 30 BCE
Egyptian art fuses with Greek styles during the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
30 BCE - 646 CE
Egyptian art combines with Roman in Roman Egypt.