Yuny And Renenutet: Two Figure Statue Analysis

Yuny and Renenutet is a two figure statue. It’s a double portrait with a frontal pose. It’s a relief sculpture with a male and female figure. Yuny and Renenutet are husband and wife. They are sitting down together on a bench. It’s a beach that highlights their bodies’ curves emphasizing their wealth. Both figures have nontraditional customs, but a more a fashionable custom. The chair that Yuny and Renenutet are seated is elegantly decorated. On the back of the chair, we see two scenes divided into two layers with inscription around it.
Yuny and Renenutet is two figure statue united to create one single unit like Menkaure and the Queen. Both statues have many similarities and differences within each other. For example, some of the differences they have is clothing, custom, and preservation. But some of the similarities they have is appearances, headdress, and other factors.

Yuny and Renenutet and Menkaure and the Queen have many similarities and differences.

Both statues are double portrait with two figures standing side by side. They are joined together to create one single unit with a frontal pose. Both statues are reliefs that are united to their wife as a symbolic gesture of embrace. Yuny and Renenutet medium is limestone and paint, meanwhile Menkaure and his wife medium is greywacke. Menkaure and his wife is wearing a royal traditional custom emphasizing power through headdress, beard, and royal knit. However, Yuny and Renenutet is wearing a less traditional custom, but more fashionable emphasizing the importance and power through head gear and clothing only. Individually Yuny and Renenutet and Menkaure and his wife has many similarities and

differences.
Yuny and Menkaure are statues with many similarities and differences. Yuny and Menkaure have own particular headdress that differs them individually. Menkarue has a headdress on his head behind his ears and Yuny has a wig as a headdress in front of his ears. Yuny has almond shape eyes, meanwhile Menkaure has prominent eyes. However, Menkaure has swelling lower lips, but Yuny lips are ingrained deep into his skin. On the other hand, Yuny has prominent cheekbones, but Menkaure has rounded cheekbones. Menkaure has broad shoulders and muscular arms and legs, but Yuny has narrow shoulders and his arms and legs aren’t muscular at all. Last, Yuny is a nobleman wearing sandals, meanwhile Menkarue is a king that is barefoot emphasizing his royalty and position in society.
Renenutet and the Queen are statues that have many similarities and difference. The Queen doesn’t have a headdress on her head, but Renenutet has a wig as a headdress. The Queen has prominent eyes, but Renenutet has almond shaped eyes. Both the Queen and Renenutet have arched eyebrows and full lips. Renenutet is a more adorned figure with jewelry around her neck and in her hand. But, the Queen has no jewelry around her neck or in her hand. Both figures have slim dresses with their right arm around their husband. Both figures are barefoot. Last, the Queen represent fertility to ability to produce strong children & survival of clan. Meanwhile, Renenutet doesn’t represent fertility, but she does emphasize her wealth and position in society.