ntations. Images show immobile features and always use the frontal pose in all depictions. The Seated Scribe from his mastaba at Saqqara shows the immobile expression and frontal pose popular with Egyptian sculptures. It also shows us that the Egyptians had reverence for scholars and chronicling history. So, too, the painted limestone figure of the writer reveals that the Egyptian culture was fond of color and adornment. The skin of the writer is bronze (See Scribe URL). The body shows a more realistic portrayal of anatomy than the sculptures produced by Mesopotamian culture.
The Bearded Statue of Queen Hatshepsut demonstrates that Egyptian culture created elaborate and enormous sculptures which most often were used to decorate the palaces and burial tombs of high ranking officials and the pharaohs. The Bearded Statue of Queen Hatshepsut definitely demonstrates the tendencies in Egyptian sculptures to largesse, use of the frontal pose, and immobile facial expressions (See Queen URL). We see in the alabaster Statue of Amernirdis I, the Egyptian penchant for using different materials to sculpt. We also see she is dressed in the New Kingdom mode of dress known as the Divine Votaress (See Amernirdis URL). The sculpture shows the culture’s reverence for gods, as at the base of the statue are inscribed the cartouches of the God’s wife. This sculpture also shows a bit more appreciation for sensuality than in other sculptures we have looked at from Egyptian culture.
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