British Museum, London. 200 B.C.

This relief shows a scene of an offering where the Pharaoh Ptolemy V
offers the spiritual inner eyes of Horus, to Horus, seated on the
throne. Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. They form the
fundamental triad of the Egyptian religion. Traditionally, Horus is
considered the first Pharaoh of Egypt and at later times, the
spiritual King where the Pharaoh is only his representative. This
sculpture originates from the Ptolemaic period which began when
Alexander the Great conquered Egypt from the Persians in 332 B.C.
The Pharaohs of this period were Greek but even so they not only
respected the Egyptian traditions but also dedicated large funds for
the reconstruction of many temples especially in Upper Egypt like
the temple of Hathor at Dendera, the temple of Horus at Edfu and the
temple of Khnum at Esna.

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