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naibafo
2657 days ago
The only information I have on Egyptian noses is that, according to Asterix and Obelix, Cleopatra was famous for her nose.
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mcnesium
2657 days ago
It is clearly explained in this 1968 movie, how and why the Sphinx happens to lack her nose:
https://youtu.be/RFnfR26jnzo?t=2033
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cwmma
2657 days ago
she was Greek though so probably not a great example
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tP5n
2657 days ago
she was born in alexandria, north africa, as daughter to the ruling pharaoh of the ptomelaic kingdom in egypt.
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adavis321
2657 days ago
Yes, and the Ptolemaic Kingdom was a Greek kingdom founded by Ptolemy I Soter, a companion and historian of Alexander the Great. He started the kingdom after the death of Alexander.
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