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Stela of Deniuenkhonsu Support Symbols explained. Interestingly both the winged disc and the scarab beetle flanked by jackals in the arch of the stela are symbols for the…
Gayer-Anderson Cat Support Originally the cat would have had stone or glass eyes. The wedjat originates from the god Horus. Wedjat stands for “the sound one” which comes…
Gayer-Anderson Cat Held at The British Museum From Saqqura, Egypt Late Period (661 – 332 B.C.) Height 42cm. Width 13cm Painted Bronze. Lost-wax casting The cat would have…
Gayer-Anderson Cat Held at The British Museum From Saqqura, Egypt Late Period (661 – 332 B.C.) Height 42cm. Width 13cm Painted Bronze. Lost-wax casting The cat would have…
Winged serpents were placed as guardians over Pharaohs. The feathered serpent is most often associated with rulers and kings or queens, as protectors or guardians. The image is…
The winged sun is one of the oldest Egyptian symbols that appeared as early as the “old kingdom” (around 2600 BC). It is a symbol of royalty, divinity…
The subject matter is of Harsaphes, or sometimes called Hershaf. This god is shown as a man body with a ram head usually with the Atef crown on…
This is a supportive image for the gold statue of Harsaphes (or Heryshaf). His name means “he who is upon his lake”. He is a primordial deity of…
This is a supportive image of a stele of Lady Taperet and Ra. This is depicting Taperet offering the god Ra with goods and he is blessing her…
– Features two people, possibly servants and between them is a hybrid with a human body and a ram´s head – Hybrid could be a god/goddess or a…
This image appears to be a wall painting in an Egyptian burial chamber or other room within a tomb complex. It features hieroglyphics and hybrid images of divine…
Preliminary notes Three figures are arranged in a fairly symmetrical, harmonious picture. The figure on right is Anubis (dog-headed, Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife) in twisted…