Menkaure & A Queen
The queen in the sculpture is believed to be Menkaure's wife, Khamernebty from Giza. Menkaure ruled during the Fourth Dynasty and ruled 2490-2472 BCE. This statue is presented in Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. In This statue you can tell that the king is not standing alone and has the queen supporting him in balance and in embrace. Because they are joined by the stone, the weight of the sculpture is even on both sides. The king is not free-standing because he has the support of his wife. The statue is made of Graywacke with traces of red and black paint. During this time, the kings were expected to have an ideal body that came off to be athletic and conceived of a youthful figure nude to the waist and wearing a royal kilt and headcloth. The king stands in the typical egyptian king's balanced pose. The queen taking a step forward in the statue echoes his stance.
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