This statue of Kaipunesut always speaks to me whenever I visit the Egyptian galleries at the Metropolitan Museum. He is displayed at eye level, and you see his better preserved side first, then approach and find he is missing half his face. This partial destruction, erosion, and cracking of the wood just describes time and age and makes the experience of time travel through museums exhibitions so tactile. It is rare that a wood statue is preserved for 4,530 years, but it is fitting that Kaipunesut is remembered in wood: He was the royal carpenter.
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Canon Powershot 90 - Digital RAW
