Thursday, January 29, 2009

PICTURE AND COMMENT


Picture By Carole & Rob Haines

PICTURE AND COMMENT.

This picture is from Edfu Temple and represents a carving that is found on the outer wall of the divine birth chapel. The carving represents king Ptolemy philomater serves god Khnum "ram-headed god" the Cataract god, the amulet of the crown in presence of goddess Hathor who is depicted as his mother meanwhile offering a breast-feeding to the same king in the figure of a baby. Copyrig ©Musegypt

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