lunes, 26 de enero de 2015

Stele of Amennakhte

Stele of Amennakhte19th dynasty, around 1295-1186 BC
Limestone
Rectangular limestone stela of Amennakht, possibly originating
from the sanctuary of Ptah and Meretseger. Most probably
intended to depict the sanctuary with its two hills. The relief
ornamentation of the four sacred cobras in the upper part of the
stela is intended to be a symbolic representation of the "Great
Peak of the West". The goddess shown on the right, personifies
the peak, and is called "Isis the Great". She is depicted with
bovine horns and a solar disk like Hathor. Amennakht is shown
kneeling inside a rectangle that was intended to represent a
chapel in the sanctuary.
Height: 43 cm
Width: 30 cm
Formerly from Drovetti's collection
Inv. cat. 1521 = CGT 50059


source: http://xy2.org/lenka/Turinstelae.html

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