Description: The statue of “Kneeling Hatshepsut” of the 18th Dynasty depicts the Hatshepsut kneeling on the ground or on a block of granite. The portrait statue of entirely made of granite and no visible signs of paint. The granite consists of brown,…
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The statue of Ka-aper was found in a typical context for elite, non-royal in the Old Kingdom: a mastaba tomb. The figure is slightly smaller than life-size, being under four feet tall. His body is wooden and rather corpulent. His head is…
Description: Khafre is seated on a decorated throne. He is frontally posed, feet squared, arms to side. The statue observes rigorous vertical symmetry, the only exception being the varied positioning of the hands: the left hand lies flat, palm down,…
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This dyad shows King Menkaure standing next to a woman, who wraps her arms around him affectionately or protectively. This standing pair is showing the figures in an active striding pose, while still being static. The pose is conveying…
Description:The "Seated Scribe" of the Louvre is a frontal depiction of a half-lifesize male figure, with a red-brown painted skin tone, sitting cross-legged and erect on a thin semicircular slab of stone, and holding a roll of papyrus in his lap.…
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The portrait of “Senwosret III as a Sphinx” depicts the 12th Dynasty ruler with the body of a lion and the head of a human. He wears the royal nemes headdress, carefully incised with thin lines to create a pleated effect, and a false…
Description: The Reserve Head of Nofer is lifesize and portrays a male face. It appears to have been crafted in a rather realisitic style. The head is composed of limestone and was not painted, giving it a white, almost unfinished appearance. There…
Description: This life-size image of a middle-aged man's face is embossed on a gold membrane, with finer features (beard, eyebrows) chased into the gold. The face has a long narrow nose and high cheekbones. The large mouth is closed with thin lips.…
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The Herm of Themistokles is the bust of a man, showing only the head on top of a block of marble. The facial expression is very serious with the lips slightly downturned and slightly arched brows. His lips are partly slightly. He has a…
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The bust presents a young Tutankhamun from the neck up, perched on a blue lotus, blossoming from a blue base. Tutankhamun is portrayed with features characteristic of the Amarna style: an elongated skull, full lips, a fleshy face and…