. ▁This ▁goal ▁was ▁communic ated ▁with ▁the ▁specific ▁pla cement ▁of ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁stone ▁sl abs ▁similar ▁to ▁royal ▁st ela e ▁( the ▁owner ' s ▁image , ▁offering ▁formula , ▁ins cri ptions ▁of ▁names , ▁line age ▁and ▁titles ). ▁ ▁Pro port ions ▁and ▁Stat u ary ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elf th ▁D ynast y , ▁proport ions ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁figure ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁traditional ▁M emph ite ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁Fif th ▁and ▁early ▁Six th ▁D ynast ies . ▁Male ▁figures ▁had ▁broad ▁shoulders , ▁a ▁low ▁small ▁of ▁the ▁back , ▁and ▁thick ▁mus cular ▁lim bs . ▁Fem ales ▁had ▁sl ender ▁figures , ▁a ▁higher ▁small ▁of ▁the ▁back ▁and ▁no ▁mus cul ature . ▁In ▁this ▁period , ▁sketch es ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁stat ues ▁and ▁relief s ▁were ▁laid ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁squ ared ▁grid , ▁a ▁new ▁guide ▁system . ▁Since ▁this ▁system ▁contained ▁a ▁greater ▁number ▁of ▁lines , ▁it ▁allowed ▁more ▁body ▁parts ▁to ▁be ▁marked . ▁Stand ing ▁figures ▁were ▁composed ▁of ▁eigh teen ▁squares ▁from ▁the ▁feet ▁to ▁the ▁hair line . ▁Se ated ▁figures ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁four teen ▁squares ▁between ▁their ▁feet ▁and ▁hair line , ▁account ing ▁for ▁the ▁horizontal ▁th igh ▁and ▁kne e . ▁The ▁black ▁gran ite ▁se ated ▁statue ▁of ▁king ▁A men em hat ▁III ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁is ▁a ▁perfect ▁example ▁of ▁male ▁proport ions ▁and ▁the ▁squ ared