Why Are Most Sculptures In Egypt With Broken Or Missing Noses?

ByBuchi Prinzy Henry

Why Are Most Sculptures In Egypt With Broken Or Missing Noses?Many misconceptions that come after the question, “Why are most Egyptians sculptures with missing or broken noses?” pop up often lead to disagreement. In ancient Egypt, statues are held of great honor, either god, goddess, a wealthy, or a legendary figure. Statues are believed to…

What Was Life like in Ancient Egypt

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Egypt’s pharaohs have left a powerful legacy of stone architecture, monumental inscriptions, and none secular art, allowing us to reconstruct their achievements with a reasonable degree of certainty. But what was lifestyle like for the standard Egyptian? Here, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley shares ten lesser-known facts. Who were the ‘ordinary people’? Imagine the population of ancient…