BC, is done in a stone block in the typical standing pose of Egyptian art. The Queen stands with her left foot forward as does her husband. She embraces him with her right arm around his waist; her left arm rests on the kings left arm. This gesture indicates her marital status. Her face is very unexpressive and the couple shows no affection as they look out into space rather at each other. The king also wears a royal headpiece called a nemes, which is tucked in behind his ears. The queen wears a ceremonial wig, which is also tucked in behind her ear and falls down to her shoulder. Unlike the king who wears an unrevealing royal kilt, the queen is shown in a thing garment that reveals more of her body than it actually conceals. Her clothes clearly show her breasts and pubic region. This outlining of the breasts and pubic region can be seen in many other statues of women. It may indicate that the queen is a fertility figurine like the Venus of Willendorf who also displays the same outline. Egyptian sculptors created these types of statues to represent the deceased and to serve as homes for the ka (our idea of the soul). Furthermore they chose to create them out of stone in order for the sculpture to achieve permanence of style. Overall a lot of differences can be seen between the portrayal of the Menkaure and queen, especially in the concealment of their bodies. In many previous cultures when drawings of statues of kings where created, the kings were always portrayed as larger than the other figures in order to show their superiority. Yet the statue of Menkaure and his Wife shows the queen at the same height as the king giving her more importance than was given to numerous women.Another important figurine is that of the Snake Goddess. This statue was created in 1600 BC and is a great representation of the Minoan culture and portrayal of women. The statue is from Crete and like the Venus of Willendorf it is said to represent a fertility ...
