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PERIOD
People in this era used to paint in the
caves. This period was the beginning of
Ancient Egyptian art refers to art fine art, featuring drawing, sculpture, and
produced in ancient Egypt between the
31st century BC and the 4th century AD.
ARTS painting, as well as early forms of music
and dance. The three main art forms
It includes paintings, sculptures, drawing were cave painting, rock engraving and
on papyrus, faience, jewelry, ivories, miniature figurative carvings.
architecture, and other art media. It is
also very conservative: the art style
changed very little over time. Much of
the surviving art comes from tombs and
monuments, giving more insight into
the ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs
.