
Horus As Falcon Protecting The King

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Horus As Falcon Protecting The King
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Science Source
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Horus as a falcon protecting the king. The falcon grips a shen ring in its talons. In ancient Egypt, a shen ring was a circle with a line tangent to it, representing eternal protection. Tempera on paper facsimile by Charles K. Wilkinson, 1930. Original source ca. 1479–1458 B.C., Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri.
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January 13th, 2021
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