Egyptian Obelisk - Handcarved Soapstone Statue God_Osiris_Papyrus the hero Pryderi

the hero Pryderi

a mother goddess symbol

Prior to the combination of the two names

the underworld

it is a recreation of the headgear that defined the Classical age

Egyptian Obelisk - Handcarved Soapstone Statue God_Osiris_Papyrus the hero PryderiObelisks played a vital role in their religion and were prominent in the architecture of the ancient Egyptians, who placed them in pairs at the entrance of the temples. The word "obelisk" as used in English today is of Greek rather than Egyptian origin because Herodotus, the Greek traveler, was one of the first classical writers to describe the objects. A number of ancient Egyptian obelisks are known to have survived, plus the "Unfinished Obelisk"