Statue of MenkaureThis impressive alabaster sculpture portrays the king in all his majesty, he wears
Statue of MenkaureThis impressive alabaster sculpture portrays the king in all his majesty, he wears the nemes headdress with central uraeus serpent and the sacred beard but the modeling of the body accentuates the king’s fine physiquewhich is exaggerated in size when compared to his rather small head.Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, ca. 2613-2494 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 40704 -- source link
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