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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAF-egy-020. Alexei Alexeev and the sculptural image of the Falcon of Horus, with the several ophiomorphic hieroglyphs discernable in the temple inscriptions (according to the Gardiner's Sign List): I9 (horned viper), I10 (cobra), I12 (hooded cobra), I14 (snake); the apotropaic Eye of Ra as a solar disc flanked by two addorsed rearing uraeus hooded cobras wearing the hedjet (White Crown of Upper Egypt) and deshret (Red Crown of Lower Egypt). |
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| Nubian sandstone, grey granite | Sunken relief, in-scriptions, sculpture (Pronaos, façade, carved decoration, statue, detail, in situ) |
Royal workshops | Ptolemaic, Ptolemy VIII Euer-getes II Physcon (r. 169-164/144-131/126-116 BC) 140-124 BC |
Edfu Temple Complex, Edfu, Aswan, South Egypt |
Temple of Horus, Hathor, Harsomtus |
| 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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