) 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 arm is missing, it is .
obvious that the statues arms were intended .
to be crossed across the chest. Both hands .
are gripping what appears to be a pole, .
connected to something on each arm. The .
king is portrayed oddly. His face shows a .
dreamy expression with "heavy-lidded- eyes, .
full lips, a long nose, and a long slender face .
shape as well. His arms are very thin, he has .
a small waist, a belly, and large hips and .
thighs.
2.) Haptic/Visual: There is a lot of debate and .
many different theories on whether or not the .
statue of Akhenaton was meant to be haptic or .
appears to be ideally proportioned and .
"elegantly articulated- bringing about a .
more visual, or realistic quality to it. The .
statue of king and queen is less than life .
