Model Stone Rocker from a Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Temple, ca. 1479–1458

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Model Stone Rocker from a Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Temple, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 1 (A), Egypt Exploration Fund, 1894–95, Wood, ink, L. cm (9 5/16 in); w. cm (4 1/8 in); h. cm (2 in), When a pharaoh decided to build a temple, a foundation ceremony was performed during which the outlines of the building were marked by cords stretched over wooden pegs. At certain places along the circumference or the axis of the future building holes were dug in the ground into which the king placed votive objects

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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