We know the Egyptian style exclusively due to the advanced doleful cult of ancient Egyptians. It was based on the belief that a deceased mummified body placed into pyramid could make the spirit of body Êà return from the dead Valley and visit his descendants by entering a person’s body.
The Egyptian monuments which have survived up to the present time are mostly temples, palaces and tombs. Those monumental constructions were solid as Eternity and their style existing for over 4000 years has never changed.
As a rule, walls and columns in ancient Egypt were decorated with hieroglyphic letters and scenes showing all stages of funeral rituals with figures of people represented in the typical Egyptian pose. There were three types of columns used in all constructions: Lotus type (looking like a flower or a bud of a lotus), Papyrus type (looking like a sheaf of the papyrus) and Gator style (created as an image of the head of goddess Gator – a woman with a head of a dog).
The only exception from the general style was Arman period with the pharaoh Amenhotepa IV ruling from 1368 to 1351 a.d. An interdiction of numerous old cults and declaration the god of Sun the only true god has given a push to a new stage in the art development.
The scenes depicting funeral were replaced by images of pools with floating fish, flitting butterflies and touching sensual life scenes.
Sculpture also gets some unusual forms, e.g. the bust of Nefertiti. Later on the elements of this style served as a basis for developing the Art Deco style. | 
