Ben van Kerkwyk

So they would find old things and they would put their name on it.

They would claim it for themselves.

I think it's the nature of... I mean, during that period in the New Kingdom, in the 19th dynasty, you know... It's all I did this, all me.

Yeah, it was the height of dynastic Egyptians, Egypt's power and wealth.

So they had all of this...

I think, hubris and arrogance to make themselves one of the gods.

And it's one of the, I think, these statues, there's a lot to unpack in these because I also happen to think that when you look at these massive statues, you can't really explain with the capabilities of the dynastic Egyptians.

I think it also explains their iconography because if they inherited these giant statues,

Like it's, those are the gods.

Like you're looking at this, imagine a statue the size of the Statue of Liberty standing out in the desert and it's just sitting there looking at you with this face.

And the craftsmanship on these are amazing.

Kind of see it here.

You see how the eyeballs are like tilted down almost?

And it looks like a smile on the face from here.

But when you, it's perspective.

When you stand beneath them and you look up at them, they're looking at you.

And it's not a smile.

It's just like a straight line.

It looks straight.

They've shaped these faces for perspective as if you're viewing them from the ground.