>>19755169https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seated_Scribethere are several egyptian wooden statues, amazingly preserved (wood usually rots in a few centuries) that were devoted to very lifelike depictions of egyptian royalty and nobles. they all have very lifelike eyes, cut from different types of crystals and glasses to create the glistening effect. they often used sapphire, lapis lazuli, or blue dye to stain the crystals. even darker skinned statues often have blue eyes. the standard academic interpretation is that its merely 'symbolic' of the royaltys wisdom. of course then one wonders why they associated wisdom with blue eyes...
