Egyptian “art” is not “art.” It’s writing.
It’s not meant to be inspired anymore than the typeface of your local paper. It’s meant to be “readable.”
Just something to keep in mind.
Oh, I know about hieroglyphics. But they have paintings of what is supposed to be a funeral procession in a tomb. It is not writing. It is the caricature of the human form that you expect from children.
Somehow, this was “enough” for them. It said what they wanted to say, while they built the Pyramids around it. I find it strange.
Excellent observation! The Egyptians had statuary that is lifelike, so they knew how to sculpt the human form.