• [HatOb_2238] Block from the wall decoration of the Chapelle Rouge with a scene of Opet festival

[HatOb_2238] Block from the wall decoration of the Chapelle Rouge with a scene of Opet festival

Katarzyna Kapiec
November 21, 2024
Tags: Opet festival Karnak bark of Amun procession of priests bark station lector priest Chapelle Rouge sistrum Open Air Museum Karnak Open Air Museum Red Chapel
Architectural element
decorated block
Museum object
Open-Air Museum, Karnak
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quartzite
Description: Block 130 from the fifth row of the south side depicting a procession of various priests (ḥm-nṯr, ḥȝbt) and women playing sistra during the Opet festival on the way back to Karnak. All figures are facing right. Decoration is partly destroyed.
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Hatshepsut/Thutmose III
Notes: As P. Lacau noted, this block might be also a part of Opet festival on the other way - from Karnak to Luxor.

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