Fragment of an architrave with hieroglyphs from the temple of Horus in Buhen. Horus mythology, falcon iconography, hieroglyphs, Egyptian sacred architecture. Fragment of an architrave with preserved hieroglyphs in recessed relief. From the left, the sign hor, followed by the signs n and t. Traces of yellow polychrome are preserved on the surface. c. 1479–c. 1425 BC; New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty possibly Thutmose III. Findspot: Buhen, Faras site/country of find. Bas-relief, architectural element. Height 31 cm; width 60 cm; depth 52 cm; weight 143.5 kg., A rectangular stone slab in beige and light brown tones with rough, weathered texture shows a low-relief carving of a stylized bird profile on the left, with a rounded head, beak, and a simple carved eye, and a gently curved body and wing lines; across the upper center is a row of carved triangular shapes creating a sawtooth pattern in darker brown shadows; near the lower right there is a semicircular recessed area with warmer brown shading...
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Fragment of an architrave with hieroglyphs from the temple of Horus in Buhen. Horus mythology, falcon iconography, hieroglyphs, Egyptian sacred architecture. Fragment of an architrave with preserved hieroglyphs in recessed relief. From the left, the sign hor, followed by the signs n and t. Traces of yellow polychrome are preserved on the surface. c. 1479–c. 1425 BC; New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty possibly Thutmose III. Findspot: Buhen, Faras site/country of find. Bas-relief, architectural element. Height 31 cm; width 60 cm; depth 52 cm; weight 143.5 kg., A rectangular stone slab in beige and light brown tones with rough, weathered texture shows a low-relief carving of a stylized bird profile on the left, with a rounded head, beak, and a simple carved eye, and a gently curved body and wing lines; across the upper center is a row of carved triangular shapes creating a sawtooth pattern in darker brown shadows; near the lower right there is a semicircular recessed area with warmer brown shading; the background of the slab displays striations and slightly darker flecks, and the overall colors visible are beige, light brown, warm brown, and gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Fragment architrave hieroglyphs temple Horus Buhen Horus mythology falcon iconography Egyptian sacred architecture preserved hieroglyphs recessed relief left sign hor followed signs n t Traces yellow polychrome preserved surface c 1479–c 1425 Bc New Kingdom 18th Dynasty Thutmose III Findspot Faras site country find Bas-relief architectural element Height 31 cm width 60 cm depth 52 cm weight 143.5 kg rectangular stone slab beige light brown tones rough weathered texture low-relief carving stylized bird profile rounded head beak simple carved eye gently curved body wing lines across upper center row carved triangular shapes creating sawtooth pattern darker brown shadows near lower right semicircular recessed area warmer brown shading background slab displays striations slightly darker flecks colors visible light brown warm brown gray.

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