RDP Wednesday: Pyramid

On one of my COUNTLESS dvd’s about Ancient Egyptians and the pyramid builders is a fascinating story about the artists who painted and decorated the tombs.

First of all I learned that the people who painted and decorated the tombs were trained artisans- though of course natural talent had a lot to do with it, right?

This picture taken on April 13, 2019 shows a view inside the newly-dicovered tomb of the ancient Egyptian nobleman “Khewi” dating back to the 5th dynasty (24942345 BC), at the Saqqara necropolis, about 35 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. (Photo by Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP) (Photo credit should read MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images

Another view inside the tomb. (Photo by Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP)

So I heard one story about how the more skilled and talented artists had their work displayed near the entrance of the tombs or in places where your eye was going to travel first- near statues, maybe the sarcophagus.

They also put it out ther  that the new guys, or maybe the older guys who’s eyesight may not have been all it had been in the past,  had their work displayed in the backs of tombs, or places where you might not ( living or dead ) travel too.

Another story they told was about an Artist they called, ” Ol’ Yeller ”

Ol’ Yeller painted over the details in the figures completely in yellow. That’s right, Ol Yeller just filled in the outlines ( I saw one show where the work was done free  hand- that artist didn’t use a grid which was RARE.) with yellow and moved along.

It was in the back of the tomb where the lighting was never going to be good, so I guess it didn’t matter.

Newly discovered tombs of pyramid builders are seen with the Great Pyramid in background in Giza, Egypt.

I suppose that story stuck with me because people seem to think that the pyramids and the Royal Tombs were perfect- that they were SO perfect that they couldn’t possible have been built or decorated by humans- only Supernatural or Aliens could have built and decorated them.

Ol’ Yeller is a hero.

He may not have been a very good artist. Maybe he was almost blind. Maybe he was just a slacker.

But he was human and I think it’s great that he left behind a sign that real people built the Pyramids.