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Were Egyptian statues carving out the truth—or just sculpting the facts?

Were Egyptian statues carving out the truth—or just sculpting the facts?

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Specialist on Egyptian statuary, Dr Campbell Price, joins our host Charlotte Jordan at the Egypt Exploration Society. Join us as we uncover the true purpose behind sculpted images of the pharaoh and his royal family. We’ll explore how statues were placed in temples, tombs, and palaces, not as mere decoration, but as vessels of divine presence and collective memory. We end with the artistic conventions that created these timeless and iconic Egyptian designs, answering whether they can be viewed as realistic portrayals of pharaohs.

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