FAA08 Fountains Abbey - The Cellarium by HairyHippy on Flickr.
Tintern Abbey Windows by albireo2006 on Flickr.
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Windows in the ruins of Tintern Abbey in Wales
Granite ram of Amun with King Taharqa by miltonmic on Flickr.
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Granite ram of Amun with King Taharqa
Twenty-fifth Dynasty, 690-664 BC
From Kawa in Nubia
The worship of Amun, imported into Nubia by the Egyptians, was carried on with great zeal by the royal family of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. Taharqa built or enlarged several temples in honour of the god. This statue symbolises the god’s protection of the king.
EA 1779
