archaeologists found some telltale

archaeologists found some telltale signs,

clues to why the Egyptian style never changed,

Traced across the surface of the plaster
are the fine red lines
of a grid that covers the entire body,

They analysed this grid,
recording numerous details,

The figure was 19 squares tall,

the feet were two and a half squares long,

the pupil of the eye
was one square off the centre-line,

They then applied this same grid
to other images from all over Egypt,