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menkaure
Title: menkaure
Category: Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 755 | Pages: 3.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
menkaure
The sculpture group of King Menkaure and His Queen is positioned in one of
the basic types of Egyptian sculpture – the Standing/Striding pose. The figure
of Menkaure is rigidly frontal, although his head is slightly turned to the right.
His left foot is slightly advanced, however the upper body does not respond
to this uneven distribution of weight - there is no tilt in the shoulders, nor a
shift in the hips. All movement of …showed first 75 words of 755 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 755 total…statue is achieved through
compactness and solidity of the composition. The silhouettes are closed –
they have very few projecting parts. This solid appearance is enhanced by the
use of hard stone – slate with its natural dark color. The nemes – symbol of
leadership also emphasizes the royal and divine status of pharaoh. Everything
about the statues: the scale (life-size), their solid appearance, the hard stone
from which they were executed conveys a feeling of royal dignity.
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