Title
Granite Naos of Ptolemy VIII
Caption
Granite Naos of Ptolemy VIII / around 150 BC. The term naos (shrine) is most commonly used by Egyptologists to describe the central shrine of a temple / where the cult image would be housed. Naoi / to use the plural / are usually made from a single piece of very hard stone / and several are still in place in Egyptian temples; perhaps the best-preserved is that in the Temple of Edfu. This example was found with various other blocks re-used in a Coptic church on the island of Philae.
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A03_051
License type
Rights managed
Available size
52,4Mb (3,0Mb) / 9,0in x 22,6in / 2700 x 6787 (300dpi)