Egyptian Obelisk - Handcarved Soapstone Statue Egyptian Gods Statues the protector and nurturer

the protector and nurturer

Valour by Anne Stokes

Hand-carved Egyptian Alabaster Cat Goddess Bastet statue

Width: 6 inches / 15cm

Egyptian Obelisk - Handcarved Soapstone Statue Egyptian Gods Statues the protector and nurturerObelisks 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"