egyptian symbols melencolia

there art 3 egyptian symbols of power in Melencolia


MELENCOLIA I



Crucifix, an Ankh, the symbol for Venus and the alchemical symbol for copper
ANKH




These are in the classical shape of was staff which represented power.

WAS STAFF



The headdress of Isis, thought to represent the throne.




The headdress of Isis, thought to represent the throne.
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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