Frontality is, however, directly related to the functions of Egyptian statuary and the contexts in which the statues were set up.
然而，正面性是与埃及雕像的功能以及雕像所处的环境直接相关的。
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Very often such statues were enclosed in rectangular shrines or wall niches whose only opening was at the front, making it natural for the statue to display frontality.
这些雕像通常被封闭在长方形的神龛或壁龛中，它们唯一的开口在前面，这使得雕像很自然地展现了正面。
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The effect is altogether lighter and freer than what achieved in stone, but because both perform the same function, formal wooden and metal statues still display frontality.