Afrocentric groups attempt to explain the phenomenon of broken noses on ancient Egyptian statues as a deliberate act to conceal their Black features, but they have been unable to explain why the nose of the statue of Ptolemy II, who represents himself as a pharaoh, was broken despite being white.

Afrocentric groups attempt to explain the phenomenon of broken noses on ancient Egyptian statues as a deliberate act to conceal their Black features, but they have been unable to explain why the nose of the statue of Ptolemy II, who represents himself as a pharaoh, was broken despite being white.