Egyptian-Type Votive Altar from Sidon

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 02 June 2018
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Egyptian-Type Votive Altar from Sidon Download Full Size Image

This marble votive stele has an Egyptian style (note the row of uraeus cobras at the top). First half of the 5th century BCE. From Sidon, in modern-day Lebanon. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, June 02). Egyptian-Type Votive Altar from Sidon. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8773/egyptian-type-votive-altar-from-sidon/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian-Type Votive Altar from Sidon." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 02, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8773/egyptian-type-votive-altar-from-sidon/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian-Type Votive Altar from Sidon." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Jun 2018. Web. 25 Dec 2024.

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