Really, eh.. haven't heard of any statues of the virgin Mary where the noses were taken off. Usually it's this really old stuff where they go.. oh that's the weak part of the statue and it'll fall off easier. Or if it falls forward.
Often times the vandalizes will attack the statue with a hammer. Knocking the head or arms off is most common. Toppling over the statues is common too.
who's doing all that vandalism, right.. and how do they access those.. guess that's why they had to put them in museums.. ya even had the sphinx.. which would require a bit more man-power. lol. Saw this trailer of Napoleon shooting cannons higher up the pyramids and was like.. oh.. but no.. that'd wreck the sphinx face.. this is more like guys going up there and just nailing that.
Having your nose cut off was a fate worse than death for women.
Like you said, not limited to Egypt. Statues of the Virgin Mary are often targeted, as well.
YHWH wants all the temples and idolatrous symbols in the world destroyed.
Really, eh.. haven't heard of any statues of the virgin Mary where the noses were taken off. Usually it's this really old stuff where they go.. oh that's the weak part of the statue and it'll fall off easier. Or if it falls forward.
https://wjla.com/news/local/our-lady-of-fatima-statue-vandalized-outside-basilica-national-shrine-immaculate-conception-major-catholic-americans
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/st-andrew-avellino-virgin-mary-statue-vandalized/
https://www.facebook.com/7NewsDC/videos/our-lady-of-fatima-statue-vandalized/930450254277330/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4_4tdm9tdg
https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/news/2021/04/13/ludlow-church-shrine-fire
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/burke/virginia-church-statues-at-catholic-burke/65-4f86a31d-f30a-4a78-a083-da8abc895738
https://www.ktvu.com/news/statues-of-children-beheaded-virgin-mary-vandalized-at-hayward-church
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWVZnWaUiM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vatican-pieta/vatican-marks-anniversary-of-1972-attack-on-michelangelos-pieta-idUSBRE94K0KU20130521
Often times the vandalizes will attack the statue with a hammer. Knocking the head or arms off is most common. Toppling over the statues is common too.
who's doing all that vandalism, right.. and how do they access those.. guess that's why they had to put them in museums.. ya even had the sphinx.. which would require a bit more man-power. lol. Saw this trailer of Napoleon shooting cannons higher up the pyramids and was like.. oh.. but no.. that'd wreck the sphinx face.. this is more like guys going up there and just nailing that.