Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Statues Are Not Meant to Look Like the People They Represent
Statues were meant to function on a different level, so they're not meant to look like the people they represent. The fact that his statue has been re inscribed, often several times, with different kings names on is not, you know, a sign of lack of respect. So far from beingind a way of dessing your predecessor by putting your own name on something, it only adds to the power of the statue. But he knots about the aspect of going in and looking up and thinking, wol, that king is a god.
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