... inseparable. Most Egyptian works of art are actually larger forms of the figures in hieroglyphics. For example, the figure of a seated man, which appears frequently in sculpture and painting, is also the hieroglyphic ideogram for "man." As much care was taken in drawing the hieroglyphs as in creating the images in art. In the ancient Egyptian language the same word (sekh) is used for writing, drawing, and painting. The Egyptians used pure colors, both warm and cool, in creating jewelry and in paintings, wooden figures and coffins, and details on stone sculpture. Colors had not only artistic appeal but also had a great meaning behind it. Blue and green were often linked with water, the Nile, and vegetation. Yellow and gold stood for the sun and the sun god. Red and red-orange had complex meanings involving the desert, power, blood, and vitality. They demonstrate a keen observation of ...

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