the compact nature of the work combines for an overall appearance of unity since the texture and lines of the work is strictly controlled. Other attributes of the work's form also help to concede to the statue's unified impression. The color of the sculpture, specifically, is all of the same dark-grayish colors. While this was the natural color of the material, the important idea is that it was left all this color and not painted over in different shades, an act that further demonstrated the works' feeling of cohesiveness.
The content of the statue is extremely representational, as is the case with most Egyptian art, and is particularly explicit of Egyptian mytho
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