Egyptian Obelisk - Handcarved Soapstone Statue Ancient_Kemet Featuring the four pairs of

Featuring the four pairs of Horus along its perimeter

and crevice on the statue’s surface is meticulously crafted

She was the only child of the Titanes Perses and Asteria from whom she received her power over heaven

She embodies the duality of nurturing yet fierce qualities

This figure captures him in his classic posture of calculated command

Egyptian Obelisk - Handcarved Soapstone Statue Ancient_Kemet Featuring the four pairs ofObelisks played a vital role in their religion and were prominent in the architecture of the ancient Egyptians, who placed them in pairs at the entrance of the temples. The word "obelisk" as used in English today is of Greek rather than Egyptian origin because Herodotus, the Greek traveler, was one of the first classical writers to describe the objects. A number of ancient Egyptian obelisks are known to have survived, plus the "Unfinished Obelisk"