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Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture: Volume 2, Part 1 – Text (North India: Foundations of North Indian Style) The aim of the Encyclopaedia, sponsored by the American Institute of Indian ...
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Statues of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut were broken during antiquity to deactivate their supernatural powers, new study says.
Scientists reveal face of Egypt’s forgotten female Pharoah in huge breakthrough Scientists believe statues of the controversial ruler could have been "deactivated".
This phenomenon of deactivation was not exclusive to Hatshepsut, as in Egyptian tradition, statues of earlier rulers — even those of male pharaohs — were subjected to similar processes to nullify ...
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Scholars have long believed that Hatshepsut’s spiteful successor wanted to destroy every image of her, but the truth may be more nuanced.
Rather, Hatshepsut's statues were broken to "deactivate" them and eliminate their supposed supernatural powers, according to a study published Tuesday (June 24) in the journal Antiquity.
She was one of ancient Egypt's most successful rulers, a rare female pharaoh who preceded Cleopatra by 1,500 years, but Queen Hatshepsut's legacy was systematically erased by her stepson successor ...