Djedefra quartzite heads (2 Louvre, 1 Cairo), Paris
Artifact · Authenticated · Paris

Djedefra quartzite heads (2 Louvre, 1 Cairo)

A red quartzite head of King Djedefre, 26.5 cm tall. Christopher Dunn calls such faces too even for hands.

Egyptian sculptors used grids for faces. Can strict rules explain symmetry that looks machine-made?

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Photo: Shonagon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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