Ancient Egyptian limestone statue depicting the goddess Isis and Wepwawet, wolf-headed deity from th
Ancient Egyptian limestone statue depicting the goddess Isis and Wepwawet, wolf-headed deity from the Upper Egyptian city of Asyut (Lykopolis). The statue is inscribed with the name of Siese, Overseer of the Two Granaries under the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II “The Great” (r. 1279-1213 BCE). From Siese’s tomb at Asyut; now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. -- source link
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