Math & Art

It is very evident that art was a big aspect of Egyptian culture. The carvings and paintings on the walls, called hieroglyphics, are the most well-known Egyptian art form. Within Egyptian math, the symbols themselves were carved and painted very artistically. One detail that can be depicted from hieroglyphics, to actually find another art form, is dance. In many tombs there are hieroglyphics of dancers at rituals and ceremonies. From evidence on tombs, historians have found that dancers danced one gender at a time. There were dances probably to worship gods because the culture had an abundant amount of religion. The dancers wore mostly jewelry with a very little amount of clothing. In most hieroglyphics of dancers, musicians with simple string or percussion instruments are illustrated next to them.

On some tombs dancers are shown moving with a more acrobatic approach. On other tombs it shows that dancers welcomed the goddess Hathor, who met the dead at the gate to the underworld. The dances were believed to make sure the dead would reach the underworld safely with Hathor.