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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAM-can-003. Pharaoh Nectanebo II (the last native ruler of ancient Egypt, r. 360-342 BC) wearing the ceremonial khat headdress decorated with the rearing uraeus hooded cobra and making an offering to Osiris, the god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead, associated with the regeneration and resurrection. |
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| Granite | Sunken relief (Commemorative stele, carved deco-ration, detail) | Royal workshops | Late Period, XXX Dynasty, Nectanebo II (r. 360-342 BC), 360-342 BC |
Temple of Isis, Behbeit el-Hagar, Gharbia, North Egypt |
Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal, Montreal, Inventory № 1964.B.1 |
| 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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