That would imply one of two cases: the styles didn't change substantially over 2000 years, or the tomb art, representing an ideal world, no longer reflected what people actually wore or used.
Unfortunately I'm having trouble finding representations of Egyptians from other cultures, except as captives (who aren't usually dressed in their finest). Roman era Egyptians dressed differently than the Egyptians in the tomb art.
Does anybody with a little more familiarity with ancient Egypt know about this?
The art from the Amarna Period has a little bit more naturalism than most other Ancient Egyptian art, witness the famous bust of Nefertiti. Although Akhenaten's statues tended have swollen abdomens.
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