The Face Of King Senwosret III

Like many other ancient sculptures of pharaohs, the face of King Senwosret III in this sculpture is quite stoic; he is showing no emotion. His calm eyes are looking towards his audience and his mouth is closed. There are realistic features to his face. He has eyelids above and under his eyes that lay over his eyeballs. At the outer corners of his eyes, there are slight folds that indicate flesh. The eyes of this sculpture sink in, to suggest the idea of having eye sockets. The skin under his eyes slightly sink in to show the thinness of his under-eye skin. His nose has a bridge that is well-defined and extrudes. The lips are plump and the corners curl in. There is also a cupid’s bow at the upper lip. The king’s outer ears have folds and the earlobes are smooth and thick, giving them the feel of cartilage and flesh. Naturalism in this work of art helps convey a strong figure. The realism in the face makes the sculpture recognizable to its viewers. The most distinct feature of King Senwosret’s body is his face. Humans generally identify one another by sight and often look at people’s faces to distinguish one from another. With this idea in mind, giving the sculpture realistic qualities helps view recognize who the subject was for the sculpture. Also, the king looks unfazed in this sculpture in
order to express how composed he is. The king’s cool composition makes it clear to see that he a stable ruler.
Symmetry plays an important role in conveying the sense of balance when viewed from the front the sculpture symmetrical there was equal weight put on the King's throne as he sits his feet are planted equally on the ground both hands lay on his thighs calmly.
The king's face is also symmetrical. The use a symmetry add to the balance for it leads it leads to an equally distributed amount of weight throughout his body. When viewing the sculpture, it is evident to see that there is a lack of movement all throughout. The sculpture was made stiff because the artist wanted to create a grounded, harmonized piece; it makes the artwork controlled and stable, adding to the overall
balance.
Unlike the face, the body of the sculpture is stylized. The shoulders are stiff and tense, which is completely different from shoulders of the everyday person. The arms are thick; they do not vary much in width from the biceps to wrists. The fingers on the hands are very long and do not differ much in length. His thick legs are a similar width, with the ankles not being well-defined. Like his fingers, his toes are lengthy and close together. Stylization in this piece is used to exaggerate features of the king his hands are flat against his thighs his fingers are very close together. Likewise his feet are flat against the ground with his toes close together. These are natural ways the hands and feet are placed. His body is completely aligned with his throne the bent portions of his body's, such as his arms and legs are at right angles. The human body does not naturally been that these angles. The sculptures body is bent this way in order to maintain the horizontal and vertical alignment of this piece.