A striding pharaoh
Fragment of wall relief showing a striding pharaoh.
This fragment is probably from a temple wall, the pharaoh is possibly performing a ritual and accompanied by a restricted group of court attendants. The image of the king towers over the other figures and shows some of the typical symbols of pharaonic power; an animal tail hanging from the waist and a mace with pear-shaped head. This relief holds a great historical importance, because it proves the existence of a religious building erected by the pharaoh in Gebelein, already before the age of the first pyramids.
S.12341
Early Dynastic, from Gebelein / area of the temple of Hathor
Museo Egizio, Turin.
A striding pharaoh
Fragment of wall relief showing a striding pharaoh.
This fragment is probably from a temple wall, the pharaoh is possibly performing a ritual and accompanied by a restricted group of court attendants. The image of the king towers over the other figures and shows some of the typical symbols of pharaonic power; an animal tail hanging from the waist and a mace with pear-shaped head. This relief holds a great historical importance, because it proves the existence of a religious building erected by the pharaoh in Gebelein, already before the age of the first pyramids.
S.12341
Early Dynastic, from Gebelein / area of the temple of Hathor
Museo Egizio, Turin.