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a few things Afrocentric websites omit...

Hemiunu, overseer of the construction of the Great Pyramid of Khufu

A younger Hemiunu

Limestone reserve head from Dynasty IV

Head of a seated scribe, Dynasty V

Bust of Nefertiti

Rahotep and Nofret, and the stela of Antef: a common convention in Egyptian art was to paint males a coppery hue and women pale.  Such a convention would hardly make sense if the Egyptians were – as Afrocentrists often claim – as black as Somalis or Ethiopians.

Light skin coloring, as seen on the three gods on the left, is found often in Egyptian papyrus art.  However, the peculiarly white skin of Ramses III on the right is unusual.

Ranofer, priest of the temples of Ptah and Sokar

Woman carrying offering

Nikare, an Old Kingdom official

Nefertari, wife of Ramses II

Ramses II mummy

Yuya mummy

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