Perhaps Khafre's statue doesn't really look like him at all? Khafre’s statue appears to be more for symbolic purposes than a representation of what he look like in real life. His clothing, the emptiness in his expression, the throne he sits on and the position of his body on the throne are some of the reason why Khafre’s statue appears to be more symbolic than life like.
In the text the author describe the “Seated Scribe” (3-10) “the irregular contours of his engaging face project a sense of individual likeness and human presence. When looking at the “Seated Scribe” he does appear life like compared to Khafre’s statue. The Scribe wears nothing but the cloth while a partially unrolled scroll sits on his lap. His body is colored red and his eyes are painted to appear life like. The scribe expression makes him appear to be engaged and ready to work. Khafre’s statue he sits on a throne wearing the traditional royal costume, a lining headdress, a short pleated kilt and a fake beard a symbols of royalty. The fake beard really gives the clue that Kharfre’s statue was not meant to look like him because if it was meant to look like him he would just have no beard at all. Also the expression on Kharfre’s face is black with no real details in his eyes.…show more content… The throne that the Khafre is seated on in the “Khafre statue has so many symbols from the falcon god Horus on the back of the throne with his wings holding the kings head to symbolize protection. The intertwined lotus and papyrus on the bottom half of the throne is there to show what the king has power over both lower and Upper Egypt. Lastly the lions form the legs of the throne to symbolize regal