Block statues
- Block statues first appeared in the Middle Kingdom,
It is one of the artistic innovations of that period, which are abstract statues,
It is noted that these statues were not at the beginning of the kings, but rather were for individuals,
Until the era of the modern state, it became carving for kings.
- And in the modern state, the idea of these statues appeared at the gates of temples,
One of the most famous characteristics of mass statues is to provide a wide surface that allows engraving of numerous writings on religion and funerary rites.
Also the names of individuals who make statues and their titles.
Eric_Hornung believes that this type of statue reflects the eternal hill.
The eternal hill represents the mass
As for the deceased's head, it appears that it is coming from the eternal hill
So it expresses a return to life again.
The most important characteristics of the block statues:
Above their heads, feeling metaphor lined with a belief related thin.
* The appearance of facial grooves and wrinkles.
Eyelid swelling.
* Facresses the face and the view towards immortality.
Strict noise and mouth sculpting.
* The ears are large as if waiting to hear the resurrection order.
* And its traits are attributed to the Tayyibi school.
* Its hardness was made mostly of asbestos and quartz stone for durability.
* The body of the statue and the pillar were written on them hieroglyphic writing.
