Research has shown that ancient Egyptians believed that statues had a life force. If an opposing power came across a statue it wanted to disable, the best way to do that was to break off the statue's nose and hamper the breathing. Broken noses are thought to be the earliest form of iconoclasm.
More info: #noses #missing #egyptian #statuesResearch has shown that ancient Egyptians believed that statues had a life force. If an opposing pow ...
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