The sculpture group of King Menkaure and His Queen is positioned in one of
             the basic types of Egyptian sculpture – the Standing/Striding pose. The figure
             of Menkaure is rigidly frontal, although his head is slightly turned to the right.
             His left foot is slightly advanced, however, the upper body does not respond
             to this uneven distribution of weight - there is no tilt in the shoulders, nor a
             shift in the hips. All movement of the figure is suppressed: his muscular arms
             hang down his athletic body, they are not flexed at the elbow and do not
             break through the front contour of his thighs. The body remains wedded to
             the block of stone from which it was carved. The artist does not remove the
             "dead stone" between the arms and torso and most importantly his advanced
             leg is not carved in the round, which contributes to the solid and majestic
             appearance of the statue. The Queen assumes the same rigidly frontal
             posture, however, her left leg is less advanced than his, which alludes that she
             is a subordinate figure to her king – in this stance she is just echoing the
             pharaoh's decisive actions. She embraces the pharaoh with her right arm
             placing her hand around his waist; her left arm is bent at the elbow and
             covering her stomach rests on the king's left arm. There is a space of about
             couple of centimeters between the statues that widens towards the base, and
             which makes Menkaure appear standing independently from his female
             counterpart. In this frontal, striding forward posture the pharaoh looks
             confident and in control. The Queen, however, cannot ...