Saturday, January 19, 2008

Question #3, January 19 Egyptian

Examine the statue of King Menkaure and his Queen Khamerernebty. How does it reflect the characteristics of Egyptian sculpture? What is the function of a ka statue?
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2 comments:

Driftlikeashes said...

The sculpture reflects the style of Egyptian art where the front view seems to be the focal point.

January 24, 2008 at 8:40 PM
learn to speak binary. said...

the Egyptian concept of 'ka' is often translated as 'life-force,' an integral component of Egyptian spiritual belief that directly relates to the aspect of a person thought to remain immortal after death. a ka-statue is usually indicated by two upraised arms over the figure's head, and is intended to represent the non-physical embodiment of the figure's spiritual potency.
the statue in question reflects the extremely centered, squared quality of Egyptian figure sculpture; both figures have their arms and legs stiffly against their bodies to prevent breakage of extended limbs, and they are upright; intended to be viewed directly from the front, as that guy said.
--jade.

January 24, 2008 at 10:20 PM

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