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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAF-egy-016. Two horned rearing uraeus hooded cobras with the solar discs atop placed inside the niche of the decorative sistraform shrine resting on the human-bovine head of the goddess Hathor. |
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| Limestone, polychrome paint (traces) | High relief (Hathor Chapel, pro-naos, colonnade, figu-ral sistraform capital, carved decoration, painted, in situ) |
Royal workshops | New Kingdom, XVIII Dynasty, Hatshepsut (r. 1478-1458 BC), 1470s-1450s BC |
Deir el-Bahari, West Thebes Necropolis, West Bank, Wadi el Gedid, Central Egypt | Djeser-djeseru Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Egyptian Expedition, 5-19 March 2006). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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