Medusa Bust on Plinth Statue Mother Earth reflection

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by Egyptologists this scene is called "Nebamun Fowling in the Marshes"

The symbol is an Egyptian hieroglyph for "life" or "breath of life" (`nh = ankh) and

that you may join up my father N and not be far in this your name of Hapi

Special tools were used to perform the ceremony

Medusa Bust on Plinth Statue Mother Earth reflectionMedusa was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those who gazed upon her face would turn to stone. Most sources describe her as the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, though the author Hyginus makes her the daughter of Gorgon and Ceto. According to Hesiod and Aeschylus, she lived and died on an island named Sarpedon, somewhere near Cisthene. Dimensions: Height: 21cm 8. 3 inches