In ancient egypt, representations of figures often took on enlarged proportions not realistic to scale and were only represented from certain perspectives, resulting in depiction that was not realistic.
why did ancient egyptians do this?

a. there were specific ideals for rendering the body, especially royal imagery, governed by established traditions, sometimes tied to beliefs in the afterlife.
b. there were specific ideals for rendering the body that were tied to subjective observation.
c. egyptians copied representational styles of ancient sumerian culture which used idealized proportions and representation based on religious beliefs.