Egyptian Artisans

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Egyptian artisans. By catherine le emily abbott and john walsh artisans an artisan is someone in a skilled trade who makes things by hand. Only the select few who became master craftsman were sometimes honored for their work. They made egypt what it is and what it is mostly known for in history. Artisans are middle class and are right above peasants and below scribes on the social pyramid.

The word artisan means craftsman someone who is highly skilled in making things by hand. These ancient egyptians were highly skilled but had little social status despite their skills and hard work. The art style changed very little over time. The cultural objects within this exhibition date as far back as the 5000 bce and range from serving bowls and makeup to funerary steles and protective amulets.

They could be carpenters jewelers painters potters stone carvers weavers sculptors or metal workers. Egyptian artists also used a variety of woods in their work including the native acacia tamarisk and sycamore fig as well as fir cedar and other conifers imported from syria. Yet unlike the scribes they didn t get the respect they deserved. Artisans excelled at puzzling together small irregular pieces of wood and pegged them into place to create statuary coffins boxes and furniture.

All of the art and furniture we see today was created by these hard workers of the ancient world. Ancient egyptian art refers to art produced in ancient egypt between the 31st century bc and the 4th century ad. These craftsmen were skilled and played an important role in the ancient community. 1342 naglee ave san jose ca 95126.

Artisans were a social class in egypt that were skilled craftsmen. Some of the ancient egyptian artisans included sculptors painters weavers metalworkers jewelers scribes carpenters stone workers and potters. The most skilled were the stone carvers who created the statues engravings and reliefs of the temples tombs and monuments. The exhibition explores the unique and complex peoples of ancient egypt with a focus on everyday life the importance of animals and the land life after death and the reign of pharaoh akhenaten.

Egypt s artisans were highly skilled laborers that created the most beautiful art work in the ancient world.