(39) Because the statue is “not rudimentary, crude, or imprecise,” it was likely made by a talented artist, and therefore the choice to deform her face was intentional and required ...

The statue was found at Taposiris Magna ... underscoring the importance of Taposiris Magna during the Ptolemaic period. The name Taposiris Magna comes from the Egyptian “Per Wsir,” which ...