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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAM-can-006. Pharaoh (not shown) presenting offerings to the Sacred Triad (part of the Great Ennead) of the city of Heliopolis: the hierakocephalic (falcon-headed) sun god Ra-Horakhty (with a solar disc), the air and wind god Shu (with a tall ostrich feather), and the leontocephalic (lion-headed) goddess of moisture and dew Tefnut (with a solar disc; possible alternative interpretations: goddess of fire and war Sekhmet or goddess Mestjet, both - fierce manifestations of the Eye of Ra), all wearing headdresses decorated with the rearing uraeus hooded cobras. |
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| Limestone | Sunken relief (Commemorative stele, carved deco-ration, bottom register, detail) |
Royal workshops (?) |
Ptolemaic, 210-190 BC |
TBD, Egypt | Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Inventory № ? |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First* Canadian Expedition, 6-8 September 2015, 20-21 May 2017, 1-3 September 2017, 23-24 September 2018). 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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