The lion-headed Horus is quite unusual. The accompanying inscription clearly identifies him as Hr nb something I can't make out. It's quite fascinating how rare the male lion is in Egyptian iconography.
Nice study of Set, as well. The identity of the sha animal was, for me if not many others, satisfactorily established by Percy Newberry in 1928, "The Pig and the Cult Animal of Set", who identifies it with an extinct breed of pig, extraordinarily lean and long-legged, sometimes popularly known as the "greyhound pig". I'd love to see one in person; descriptions are extant as late as the 19th century, I believe.
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Date: 2010-10-19 05:52 pm (UTC)Nice study of Set, as well. The identity of the sha animal was, for me if not many others, satisfactorily established by Percy Newberry in 1928, "The Pig and the Cult Animal of Set", who identifies it with an extinct breed of pig, extraordinarily lean and long-legged, sometimes popularly known as the "greyhound pig". I'd love to see one in person; descriptions are extant as late as the 19th century, I believe.