HERYSHEF
This precious gold statuette, found in the pavement of the temple of Ihnasya, is one of the few surviving monuments of that ruler.
It represents the local god Harsaphes, a ram deity.
The Greeks identified him with Herakles (Hercules), hence the town’s Classical name, Herakleopolis Magna. The god appears here in the form of a ram-headed man. As usual, the long wig masks what might otherw.
This precious gold statuette, found in the pavement of the temple of Ihnasya, is one of the few surviving monuments of that ruler.
It represents the local god Harsaphes, a ram deity.
The Greeks identified him with Herakles (Hercules), hence the town’s Classical name, Herakleopolis Magna. The god appears here in the form of a ram-headed man. As usual, the long wig masks what might otherw.
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