\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This sculpture represents Sesostris III as a young man: in fact the features of his face are still fresh and relaxed.\par
The soverei
gn is wearing a typical short skirt, made of pleated cloth that forms a long fold in front and is bound at the waist by a belt decorated with engravings.\par
He is wearing the royal headgear called \i nemes\i0 , which has two bands hanging at the sides
of the face.\par
Despite the rigidity and conventionality of the pose, this portrait displays a new sensitivity for the individual. The eyes with the outer corner turned downward, the mouth with its wry twist, seem to be the real features of Sesostris.
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The modeling of the body shows the limitations imposed by the difficulty of working this stone, diorite. In fact the statue is carved from a single block. Note, for example, the thin layer of stone that connects the arms to the sides. Conversely, so
me details of the anatomy, such as the musculature of the thorax, are rendered accurately.\par
