Located at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is a collection of stunning schist triad statues that date back to the old Kingdom specifically the regin of king Menkaure.
The statues show the king with a myriad of deities and symbols of Egypt’s governorates in the past.
In this specific case, the king, wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt, stands between two female figurines: the goddess of love and motherhood Hathor (left) as well as the goddess Bat (right), representing Egypt’s 17th nome.
These group statues were meant to represent Menkaure’s overarching power over the entirety of the land.
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