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Golden Ankh from King Tut's Tomb
Wall Plaques and Table Sculptures, Several Sizes
The original of this little box was life-size, reclining on top of a golden casket, and found "guarding" the door to the inner chamber of Tut's tomb. Available in two sizes.
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Product Information
• Product #E-350GPM
• Finish: Gold with color details
• Type: Statue
• Original: 1347-1337 B.C.,
now in Cairo's Egyptian Museum,
• Material: bonded marble
• Size: 9" tall
• Shipping weight: 4 pounds
• Product #E-350GPM
• Finish: Gold with color details
• Type: Statue
• Original: 1347-1337 B.C.,
now in Cairo's Egyptian Museum,
• Material: bonded marble
• Size: 9" tall
• Shipping weight: 4 pounds
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The original of this statue of the Tutankhamun hunting on a papyrus boat was one of 32 statues of the young kin found in his tomb.
This striking golden Ankh--part of the funerary treasures found in Tutankhamun's tomb--is etched with his name and titles, and decorated with a color hieroglyph. Choose from a statue form set on a marble base for display on a tabletop or desk, or as a wall plaque. As a symbol for the breath of life, it's a particularly fitting ornament for the office of a pulmonologist or respiratory therapist.
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Statue
$39.95
Statue
$39.95
Product Information
• Product #E-350GPM
• Finish: Gold with color details
• Type: Statue
• Original: 1347-1337 B.C.,
now in Cairo's Egyptian Museum,
• Material: bonded marble
• Size: 8.5" tall
• Shipping weight: 3 pounds
• Product #E-350GPM
• Finish: Gold with color details
• Type: Statue
• Original: 1347-1337 B.C.,
now in Cairo's Egyptian Museum,
• Material: bonded marble
• Size: 8.5" tall
• Shipping weight: 3 pounds
HISTORY/MYTHOLOGY of THE ANKH: The Ankh began as an ancient Egyptian hierglyphic character that meant "eternal life". It also appeared as an object held by gods, queens and kings in wall paintings, as the symbol for air and water--the breath of life, and the water of purification.
Many wall paintings in ancient Egypt depicted a god or goddess giving the breath of life to a king or queen by holding an ankh beneath their nostrils. In life, this may have symbolized the god conferring the royal power of life and death over lesser mortals to the king, who was considered the representative of the gods in human form. When it appeared in tomb paintings, the breath-giving ankh may have symbolized the passage from this life into the afterlife. Scenes of the giving of breath with an Ankh often appeared in tomb paintings, lending credence to this explanation.
The Ankh also appeared in ancient Egyptian art as streams of water in the form of ankhs flowing over the king in ritual purification.
Only kings, queens and gods were allowed to carry this symbol. The ancient original of this ankh was a mirror case that was part of the treasures found in Tutankhamun's tomb.
Many wall paintings in ancient Egypt depicted a god or goddess giving the breath of life to a king or queen by holding an ankh beneath their nostrils. In life, this may have symbolized the god conferring the royal power of life and death over lesser mortals to the king, who was considered the representative of the gods in human form. When it appeared in tomb paintings, the breath-giving ankh may have symbolized the passage from this life into the afterlife. Scenes of the giving of breath with an Ankh often appeared in tomb paintings, lending credence to this explanation.
The Ankh also appeared in ancient Egyptian art as streams of water in the form of ankhs flowing over the king in ritual purification.
Only kings, queens and gods were allowed to carry this symbol. The ancient original of this ankh was a mirror case that was part of the treasures found in Tutankhamun's tomb.
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