Compare_And_Contrast__Menkaure_And_Khamerernebty_And_Akhenat

Compare And Contrast: Menkaure And Khamerernebty And Akhenaton Menkaure and Khamerernebty 1.) Content: Menkaure, the fifth king of the 4th dynasty of Egypt, was portrayed in a statue along with what is assumed to be his main queen, Khamerernebty to his left. “The poses are the universal ones: striding, left foot forward, hands clenched around cylinders, etc. Khamerernebty stands beside him. Both are rigidly straight, without shifts of hips, despite their stepping out” (Tartakov 7). They both stand stiffly, perfectly postured, with “emotionless” faces. Both are rather scantily clad, with well proportioned bodies. The king wears a headdress and his arms are to his side. The queen’s right arm encircles his waist, and her left hand is gently resting on his left arm. “This frozen stereotypical gesture indicates their marital status” (Gardner’s 55). 2.) Haptic/Visual: Despite Egypt’s Old Kingdom and it’s geometrically based style of art, Menkaure and Khamerernebty’s statue Akhenaton 1.) Content: This statue of Akhenaton “retains the standard frontal pose of canonical pharaonic portraits” (Gardner’s 68). The statue is well postured, missing an arm and cut from the knees up. He is adorned in a headdress, jewelry, and clothing, all displaying hieroglyphics. Although his left statue, king, very, color, both, arms, queen, lines, king’s, gardner’s, art, time, texture, same, prominent, edges, arm, areas, akhenaton’s, akhenaton, show, sculpture, missing, emotion, each, been, because, size, shine, sharp, representative, probably, piece, period, obvious