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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAF-egy-023. The apotropaic Eye of Ra as a winged solar disc flanked by two addorsed rearing uraeus hooded cobras; the ophiomorphic hieroglyphs discernable in the temple inscriptions (according to the Gardiner's Sign List): I9 (horned viper), I13 (hooded cobra on basket, Wadjet). |
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| Nubian sandstone, polychrome paint (traces) |
High and sunken relief (Pronaos, faça-de, cavetto cornice, carved decoration, painted, detail, in situ) |
Royal workshops | Ptolemaic, from Ptolemy VI Philo-metor (180-145 BC) to Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (r. 51-47 BC), 180- 47 BC/Roman Impe-rial, 27 BC-200s AD |
Kom Ombo Temple Complex, Kom Ombo, Aswan, South Egypt |
Temple of Sobek, Haroeris, Hathor, Khonsu |
| 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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