The anatomy of his skull guided the facial reconstruction. Photo: Anadolu Agency / Gettyimages.ru.
Canadian sculptor Christian Corbet used a 3D model of Tutankhamun’s skull to create the “most realistic” reconstruction of the Egyptian pharaoh’s face who lived between 1332 CE until his death in 1323 ac
“We worked with the 3D model of the skull and then added the muscle layers,” said Andrew Nelson of Western University in Canada, who was responsible for the scan.
Tissue markers were also used during the process to indicate the depth of the flesh in different areas, the authors taking into account the characteristics of contemporary Egyptians.
“The anatomy of his skull guided the facial reconstructionSo I think it’s a much more realistic look than anything we’ve seen in the past.”
For his part, Corbet explained this The next step was to “build up the muscles layer by layer until forensic reconstruction was complete”. He also assured that no creative license was taken in the creation of the work.
Although the forensic reconstruction has its eyes closed, it does not include ears or facial expressions. When the play was finished, Corbet had to be more creative, opening his eyes and giving him directions. “Maybe I added a little upward movement to the lips, but then again, there weren’t any artificial facial features, even the ears were carefully thought out.”he commented.
Finally, they added a “Jepresh,” as Egyptian war crowns are called, to the replica. “It was creative, but it also referred to the sculptures from the time of Tutankhamen, depicted with the crown,” the artist concludes.
(With information from RT in Spanish)
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