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The two faces of Nefertiti

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:58 pm
by danlo

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:13 am
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Saw a recent documentary that showed that the way the bust was lit affects the way that the face looks...direct lighting made it appear young, indirect made it appear a much older face...perhaps the effect is deliberate and caused by the underlying differences between the stone and plaster.

--A