How the Egyptian ornament developed

One of the oldest and most mysterious cultures on earth is the Egyptian one. Their grandiose buildings, unprecedented knowledge and teachings, painting and writing - everything is not fully understood. However, everyone is well aware of the beauty of this ancient world, where every detail is admirable. Therefore, today we will talk about Egyptian patterns and ornaments that existed on these lands even before the appearance of the state, and in the following years only changed, preserving the old traditions.

Initially, all the drawings that the ancient inhabitants came up with were based on geometric figures and straight lines. It was precisely these forms that formed perfectly through the interconnection of even patterns. Therefore, the very first Egyptian ornament, which has come down to our days, has retained this rigor in itself. It is worth noting that even then the outlines of geometric figures hid plant motifs. In the pattern, one could see petals, flower stalks and foliage.

It is also important to note that from ancient times, any Egyptian ornament, in whatever region of the country it was written, remained faithful to this "floral" tradition. The fact is that around 3050 BC Egypt became a single country, ruled by the notorious king Menes. Were introduced common for all laws, a single religion. It was she who triggered the flower motif in the patterns: the supreme goddess Isis had a special attribute - a lotus flower. His petals and integral image figured in all ornaments dating from the period of the Old Kingdom. Often, this plant wove solar rays, because this god was also worshiped by the Egyptians.

In later years, Egyptian ornament ceased to be one for a large country. In some regions, the inhabitants depicted in the drawings aloe leaves - this plant was sacred, as, despite the scorching heat, it retained all the useful juices. The inhabitants of the valleys, which were located at the Nile, ciphered in the patterns images of date and coconut palms, thorns, mulberry.

Some time later appeared and animalistic Egyptian ornament. Residents of a hot country, of course, depicted in it those animals that they saw near themselves: monkeys, geese, snakes, herons, falcons and fish. It is worth noting that it is especially often the last motive that appears - it is also on objects of everyday life, and on houses, and in books.

In those days the basis of grammar, the only written source was precisely the Egyptian ornament. Pictures depicting the cross meant life, the bowed silhouettes of people testified to eternity. So gradually the system of hieroglyphs was born, which later became a full-fledged script. Another thing that the Egyptians attached great importance to is the infinity. Symbolic images of this concept are characteristic of any ornament, as its motifs endlessly repeat, changing each other. So the Egyptians tried to portray the infinity of being.

Egyptian patterns were present in all walks of life, from ordinary dishes to the divine temples and tombs of the pharaohs. True connoisseurs of this culture use this technique of fine art to decorate their own home, and it looks great in any combination.