Menkaure And His Queen Analysis

Standing at around four feet eight inches, the sculpture of Menkaure and His Queen is estimated to have been created between 2548 to 2530 BC. The figures depicted in the sculpture are Pharaoh Menkaure and, who is thought to be Queen Khamerernebty II. The sculpture was carved out of slate and has also been known as Menkaure and Khamerernebty. The artist of the sculpture is unknown. Menkaure and His Queen shows the two-people standing side by side and the queen has an arm wrapped around the pharaoh. This piece gives a look at Egyptian culture during this time and preserves the image of Pharaoh Menkaure and Queen Khamerernebty. The subjects featured in the artwork are Pharaoh Menkaure and Queen Khamerernebty. At first glance, the part of the sculpture that seems to stand out the most are the heads of the pharaoh and the queen. The faces and headdress appear more detailed than the rest of their bodies and have a sharper quality to them than the smoothness of the bodies. Of course, seeing the image at a different angle or under a different light could potentially make other areas of the sculpture stand out more. The two figures in Menkaure and His Queen are standing side by side. The pharaoh has his fists clenched around two round objects and has one foot forward
The main figures take up almost entirely the whole piece and their whole bodies are shown. Menkaure and His Queen is a three-dimensional image due to the fact that it is a sculpture and not a flat painting and makes the people seem as though they are realistic. The texture of the of the sculpture has a very smooth and polished. The faces of the figures and most of Menkaure is polished, but it appears that not all of the queen’s body has been polished indicating that this work may not have been