there art 3 egyptian symbols of power in Melencolia
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MELENCOLIA I |
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Crucifix, an Ankh, the symbol for Venus and the alchemical symbol for copper |
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ANKH |
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These are in the classical shape of was staff which represented power. |
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WAS STAFF |
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The headdress of Isis, thought to represent the throne. |
The headdress of Isis, thought to represent the throne. |
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ISIS ON THRONE |
But that is an erroneous conclusion. all the depictions of the Egyptian royalty/gods on thrones do not match up to the headdress of isis. Below is a typical throne that the egyptians would use but often times the thrones resemble the square boxes from Babylonian and Sumerian depictions of thrones. usually without any back.
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