▁ins cri ptions . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁detail ▁is ▁reserved ▁for ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁being ▁dep icted . ▁In ▁some ▁instances ▁the ▁model ing ▁of ▁the ▁lim bs ▁has ▁been ▁retained ▁by ▁the ▁sculpt or . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁basic ▁types ▁of ▁block ▁stat ues : ▁ones ▁with ▁the ▁feet ▁completely ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁clo ak ▁and ▁ones ▁with ▁the ▁feet ▁un cover ed . ▁ ▁This ▁statue ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁represents ▁a ▁woman ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁e ch el on ▁of ▁society ▁and ▁demonstr ates ▁characteristics ▁of ▁Middle ▁Kingdom ▁art . ▁The ▁heavy ▁tri part ite ▁w ig ▁frames ▁the ▁broad ▁face ▁and ▁passes ▁behind ▁the ▁ears , ▁thus ▁giving ▁the ▁impression ▁of ▁forcing ▁them ▁forward . ▁They ▁are ▁large ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁ancient ▁Egypt ian ▁ideal ▁of ▁beauty ; ▁the ▁same ▁ideal ▁required ▁small ▁bre asts , ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁this ▁respect ▁the ▁sculpt ure ▁is ▁no ▁exception . ▁Where as ▁the ▁natural ▁curve ▁of ▁the ▁e y eb rows ▁di ps ▁towards ▁the ▁root ▁of ▁the ▁nose , ▁the ▁artificial ▁e y eb rows ▁in ▁low ▁relief ▁are ▁absolutely ▁straight ▁above ▁the ▁inner ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁eyes , ▁a ▁feature ▁which ▁places ▁the ▁b ust ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁Tw elf th ▁D ynast y . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁BC ▁these ▁artificial ▁e y eb rows ▁began ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁natural ▁curve ▁and ▁dip ▁toward ▁the ▁nose . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁later ▁Tw elf th ▁D ynast y , ▁proport ions ▁of ▁the ▁human