cult image statues were statues in a temple called ancient egypt.
cult image statues were statues in a temple called ancient egypt.
what were statues in a temple called ancient egypt?
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large, free-standing sculpture included obelisks, tall, pointed pillars that symbolized the sun. the largest of them, the lateran obelisk, was more than high. they were often placed in pairs in front of pylons or elsewhere along the temple axis. statues of the king, which were similarly placed, also reached colossal size; the colossi of memnon at the mortuary temple of amenhotep iii and the statue of ramesses ii at the ramesseum are the largest free-standing statues made in ancient egypt. there were also figures of gods, often in sphinx form, that served as symbolic guardians of the temple. the most numerous statues were votive figures donated to the temple by kings, private individuals, or even towns to gain divine favor. they could depict the god to whom they were dedicated, the people who donated the statue, or both. the most essential temple statues were the cult images, which were usually made of or decorated with precious materials such as gold and lapis lazuli.
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section::::culture of ancient egypt.









































bullet::::- art of ancient egypt –









































bullet::::- amarna art –









































bullet::::- ancient egyptian pottery









































bullet::::- dance in ancient egypt









































bullet::::- portraiture in ancient egypt









































bullet::::- calendar –









































bullet::::- cats in ancient egypt









































bullet::::- cuisine of ancient egypt









































bullet::::- egyptian mathematics









































bullet::::- ancient egyptian multiplication









































bullet::::- ghosts in ancient egyptian culture









































bullet::::- homosexuality in ancient egypt









































bullet::::- medicine









































bullet::::- pectoral (ancient egypt)









































bullet::::- symbols of ancient egypt









































bullet::::- ankh









































bullet::::- djed









































bullet::::- wadjet









































bullet::::- was scepter









































bullet::::- uraeus









































bullet::::- pschent









































bullet::::- hedjet









































bullet::::- deshret









































bullet::::- atef









































bullet::::- reserve head









































bullet::::- technology of ancient egypt –
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