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Tons of statues and busts from antiquity are missing just their noses for a similar reason.
by Fatnino 4y ago
Tons of statues and busts from antiquity are missing just their noses for a similar reason.
- morkalork 4y agoNoses were obscene and scandalous?
- Fatnino 4y agoNo, but knocking the nose off was a sign of disrespect. "you think this guy/God was so great you made a stature of him? Here's what I think <chop>"
- jstarfish 4y agoI'd always heard noses and penises (being extrusions) were prone to incidental breakage, so I had to look this one up. Deliberate breakage of the nose seems to be an Egyptian thing.