He sits squarely upon his chair of state, his hands upon his knees, his chest thrown forward, his head erect, his gaze confident.

Had the emblems of his rank been destroyed, and the inscription effaced which tells his name, his bearing alone would have revealed the Pharaoh.

Every trait is characteristic of the man who from childhood upwards has known himself to be invested with sovereign authority.

Ranefer belonged to one of the great feudal families of his time.

He stands upright, his arms down, his left leg forward, in the attitude of a prince inspecting a march-past of his vassals.