ART-2030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nofret, Sneferu, Gender Inequality
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Statue with the most paint remaining on it today, gives more of an idea of paint on statues in ancient egypt. Died before his father so his brother khufu became king. Nofret (the woman) - name means beautiful. Gender inequality - she has fewer titles than he does behind her head. Made of limestone - lesser quality since he is not king. Mustache - he made the choice to have that, priests of ra must shave every single hair on their body. Cin, pointy nose, upturned pig nose, more personable characteristics. Nofret natural hair, wig, rounded face - more bland, close to what she looked like, eyebrows - looks worried, rock cut crystals for eyes, shiny / wet - like real eyes. If upper class / nobility, women like nofret will say in tomb that they never saw the sun.
