The form of the forehead and the nose, the curvature of the lips, the cut of the ear, disappear when the head is drawn full face; but, on the other hand, it is necessary that the bust should be presented full face, in order to give the full development of the shoulders, and that the two arms may be visible to right and left of the body.

The contours of the trunk are best modelled in a three-quarters view, whereas the legs show to most advantage when seen sidewise.

The Egyptians did not hesitate to combine these contradictory points of view in one single figure.

The head is almost always given in profile, but is provided with a full-face eye and placed upon a full-face bust.

The full-face bust adorns a trunk seen from a three-quarters point of view, and this trunk is supported upon legs depicted in profile.