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Hand
Carved Egyptian Tableau made from Basalt.
What is
Basalt :
basalt is a fine-grained
rock
of volcanic origin.
This Scene is from Old Paintings
on temples represent
Horus
and
Hathor
sitting and Nefertari is led by
Ra.
Queen
Nefertari, the favorite Queen of Ramses II,
is known from myriad of her representations in the temple
reliefs and colossi of the great king The dedication to
her, jointly with the goddess Hathor, of the small rock
temple to the north of the great temple at Abu Simbel,
shows how great her influence with Ramses II must have
been.
Nefertari was not the only consort of Ramses II. Four other
ladies are attested in the inscriptions of his reign to be
his queens. She was not an ordinary queen, however and her
situation excelled that of former ones. Her name has been
rendered as "the Most Beautiful of Them"; a superlative
which denotes her most exceptional position, while the
designation "Hereditary Princess," listed for her in
several instances, appears to be the indication of her high
ranking origin in the society. Her participation in the
affairs of the state is unparalleled outside the Amarna
Period and is reflected in the titles assigned to her as
"Great King's Wife". A political role is also reflected by
the recurrent designation "Lady of Upper and Lower Egypt"
and "Lady of the Two Lands".
Egyptian Basalt Tableau with
Different Scenes Hand Engraved ~ 30x15 cm
12 x 6 ". |
