Happy #Caturday from the Brooklyn Museum! This is a monthly celebration of cats based on our exhibit
Happy #Caturday from the Brooklyn Museum! This is a monthly celebration of cats based on our exhibition Divine Felines: Cats in Ancient Egypt.Lionsare used as symbols of power and protection in the art of many cultures.Ancient Egypt was one of the first cultures to profusely use this symbol. Justthink of the Great Sphinx of Giza! Lions represent both gods and pharaohs; theyare used amulets and even furniture decoration. Replacingfurniture legs with figures of lions meant that whoever was seated on the chairor throne could count on powerful protection. The inscription on this smallbronze indicates that the throne belonged to the god, Hor-pa-khered (orHarpokrates), whose figure is now missing. The text on the base requests thatHor-pa-khered grant life to the dedicator of this statuette, namedPen-kheper-re.See these lions and other ancient Egyptian cats on view now in #DivineFelines!Posted by Yekaterina Barbash -- source link
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