West wall of the of the Shrine of King Taharqa
King Taharqa and the gods of Gamaten (the temple at Kawa). Taharqa offers a loaf, a necklace, a pectoral and a figure of Ma’at (symbol of cosmic order) to the ram-headed god Amun-Re. Behind god’s throne stand the goddesses Anukis Nethy, Satis and Anukis Ba.
North wall of the of the Shrine of King Taharqa
On the left, the god Ptah-Nun-Wer embraces King Taharqa. Further right, the king stands before Sekhmet and Nefurum-Hoahkhty, the other two gods of the Memphite Triad. Symbols representing’ life’, ’stability’ and ‘power ‘ extended symbolically towards Taharqa from god’s sceptre.
East wall of the of the Shrine of King Taharqa
King Taharqa and the gods of Thebes. He offers a ‘white loaf to his father’, Amun-Re, accompanied by Mut, Khonsu and Muntu.
Sandstone wall of King Aspelta
King Aspelta offering Ma’at (Truth) to the ram-headed god Amun-Re, who is accompanied by the goddess Anukis (left).
The doorway gave access to a small chamber between the shrine of King Taharqa and the main temple wall.
King Aspelta receives life from the god Amun-Re, who is accompanied by the goddess Mut (left).
- All quotes taken from signboards at the Ashmolean Museum
You know me, Cherry…I’d love to know how old these stone carvings are!
I would have to do a bit of research to find out
I’m surprised that they didn’t take the column from the North Wall back!
They probably did
Impressive set of pictures. Always very interesting to see the art from that time… and amazing it still exist.
I am always in awe of these old artworks. The people who made them seem more advanced than we are today. I am glad they are preserved so that we can see them and wonder…
The colouring is amazing in there.
The lighting was showing it off to good effect.