The video succinctly captures the pivotal shift from divine idealism to psychological realism in Egyptian royal portraiture. It masterfully interprets Sesostris’s weary features as a profound testament to the human burdens of absolute power.
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Sesostris: The Pharaoh With Unprecedented Personality #shortsAdded:
In so many cases, you can't say anything [music] about the king's personality or his nature. And Sesostris is an exception to that because you do have the series of remarkable portraits of him that have survived that are unlike anything that was produced for earlier kings. The portraits of Sesostris look alternately arrogant, >> [music] >> sad. He's moved. He's very, very human.
Experience has done something to him.
This is a pharaoh who has personality.
[music] He's got depth in his face. He has sorrow or concern and age. His face reflects the care that he has for the people of Egypt.
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