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Reserve Head of Nofer
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…
Senwosret III as a Sphinx
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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…
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…
Seated ("Louvre") Scribe
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.…
Menkaure Dyad
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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…
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…
Khafre Enthroned
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,…
Ka-aper
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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…
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…
Hatshepsut Kneeling
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,…
Bust of Nefertiti
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The bust depicts Queen Nefertiti's head, neck and chest. The extent of her chest does not go past her ears and ends just above her breasts. A gold collar necklace hangs around her neck with red, blue, and green floral decorations. Her…
The bust depicts Queen Nefertiti's head, neck and chest. The extent of her chest does not go past her ears and ends just above her breasts. A gold collar necklace hangs around her neck with red, blue, and green floral decorations. Her…
Bust of Ankh-haf
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The Bust of Ankh-haf is a statue made from limestone and plaster that has been painted red. The eyes have also been painted to give them a life-like quality. The realistic quality can also be seen from the rendering of the musculature…
The Bust of Ankh-haf is a statue made from limestone and plaster that has been painted red. The eyes have also been painted to give them a life-like quality. The realistic quality can also be seen from the rendering of the musculature…
Seneb and Family
Description: The statue group is composed of four limestone figures (2 men and 2 women) and a limestone block. The larger man and woman are sitting on the block and the children are standing/leaning on the block. The limestone is polychromatic,…