Egyptian pharaoh figure. 23 cm

Description

Figure of an Egyptian king made in resin. Polychrome finish in black and gold.

Height: 23 cm.

Figure of a king of ancient Egypt. The word Pharaoh comes from the Egyptian word Per -Aa, “big house”. In Egypt the king was considered an almost divine being from the earliest dynasties, identified with the god Horus, but he was not normally deified during his lifetime. After his death, the deceased pharaoh was “osirified”, merging with the god Osiris and acquiring immortality and divine status, and becoming venerated as gods in the temples. The first king of the historical period was Narmer-Menes, who reunified Egypt and ruled around 3150 BC. The last queen was Cleopatra VII, of the Ptolemaic dynasty, who reigned from 51-30 BC.