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The statue of Ni-ka-re, His Wife and Their Daughter is one of the best examples of how Egyptian artists
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As Egyptians believed in the afterlife, they tried to do everything possible in order to make it better, improve it and provide a person with everything he or she would possibly need after leaving this world. Egyptian, especially prosperous and rich ones, used to make large tombs for all the family members and put their sculptures inside. This meant that even in the other world the family would be together, have everything it had on the earth and enjoy it in the afterlife. The social and family status, however, were also reflected in such sculptures. In any sculpture men, for example, were usually shown larger than women and children - that is men were heads and rulers of their families. Some family members had separate sertabs and sculptures. The family theme was very popular in Egyptian arts both in cultural and practical (ritual) purposes. There is a...
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