The Curious Case of Broken Noses on Ancient Egyptian Statues
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- Ancient History | Ancient Egypt | Statues | Broken Noses
Why are there so many broken noses on Ancient Egyptian statues? Why would anyone deface a statue anyway? And once they’d decided to do it, why the nose? Why not the ears or the eyes? It wasn’t only statues that were defaced, it was also friezes. Nor did it only occur in the Old Kingdom; it happened in the Middle and New Kingdoms as well. This illustrated talk explores and seeks to explain the reasons for this curious phenomenon.
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A Doctor of Mathematics, I am an accomplished speaker who has given over 70 talks to organisations including local historical societies, the U3A, Probus, Rotary, and the WI.
I am also the author of six historical fiction novels, with a seventh on the way.
I have so far developed 19 talks. They fall into four different categories: General Interest, Ancient Egypt, Historical, and Writing and Publishing. Here's the link to my website with the current list:
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My fee for 2026 is £80.
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