Viggen Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 In March, a Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission restoring the temple at Dendera uncovered the main chapel of the temple where the sacred boat of the goddess Hathor once stood. The boat found by the archaeologists, who have been working in Dendera since the beginning of the year, was used during the goddess's annual festival, one of the most delightful celebrations in Ancient Egypt. Pictorial representations of the sacred boats on which the ancient gods were borne from one temple to another are rare. Those surviving from the New Kingdom show that the sacred boat, usually depicted as papyriform, rested on a sledge-cum-stretcher which was carried in procession to a special barge and towed along the Nile. Its ends were decorated with grand collars, and the high shrine of the god amidships was inevitably portrayed as partially concealed by a white cloth. In representations where the colours are still preserved there is a suggestion of gilded hulls, while the shrine is adorned with precious stones. full article at Al-Ahram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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