ancientpeoples:The Goddess Nekhbet, from the Temple of HatshepsutPainted scale copy (tempera on pape
ancientpeoples:The Goddess Nekhbet, from the Temple of HatshepsutPainted scale copy (tempera on paper) of the temple painting by Charles K. Wilkinson, 1920s. Original from Deir al-Bahri, Thebes, Upper Egypt. Dated to the New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. (joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III).Nekhbet is depicted as a vulture, often hovering over an image of the pharaoh and clutching a shen symbol (representing eternal encircling protection) in her talons.Source: Met Museum -- source link
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