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At least three ancient Egyptian granitic gneiss statues of Amun in the form of a ram protecting King Taharqa were displayed at the Temple of Amun at Kawa in Nubia. Construction of the stone temple was started in 683 BC by the pharaoh Taharqa. The ram is one of the animals sacred to Amun and several temples dedicated to Amun, including the one at Karnak, featured ram or ram-headed sphinx statues.

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  • At least three ancient Egyptian granitic gneiss statues of Amun in the form of a ram protecting King Taharqa were displayed at the Temple of Amun at Kawa in Nubia. Construction of the stone temple was started in 683 BC by the pharaoh Taharqa. The ram is one of the animals sacred to Amun and several temples dedicated to Amun, including the one at Karnak, featured ram or ram-headed sphinx statues. (en)
  • Almeno tre statue del dio Amon in forma di ariete che protegge il faraone Taharqa, in gneiss, si trovavano nel Tempio di Amon a Kawa, in Nubia. La costruzione del Tempio di Kawa, in pietra, ebbe inizio nel 683 a.C. per ordine del faraone Taharqa (690–664 a.C.) della XXV dinastia egizia. L'ariete, Ovis aries, era uno degli animali sacri al supremo dio Amon, e numerosi templi dedicati al dio (fra cui quello principale di Karnak) contenevano sculture di arieti o di sfingi dalla testa d'ariete. (it)
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  • At least three ancient Egyptian granitic gneiss statues of Amun in the form of a ram protecting King Taharqa were displayed at the Temple of Amun at Kawa in Nubia. Construction of the stone temple was started in 683 BC by the pharaoh Taharqa. The ram is one of the animals sacred to Amun and several temples dedicated to Amun, including the one at Karnak, featured ram or ram-headed sphinx statues. (en)
  • Almeno tre statue del dio Amon in forma di ariete che protegge il faraone Taharqa, in gneiss, si trovavano nel Tempio di Amon a Kawa, in Nubia. La costruzione del Tempio di Kawa, in pietra, ebbe inizio nel 683 a.C. per ordine del faraone Taharqa (690–664 a.C.) della XXV dinastia egizia. L'ariete, Ovis aries, era uno degli animali sacri al supremo dio Amon, e numerosi templi dedicati al dio (fra cui quello principale di Karnak) contenevano sculture di arieti o di sfingi dalla testa d'ariete. (it)
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  • Statue di Amon come ariete che protegge re Taharqa (it)
  • Statues of Amun in the form of a ram protecting King Taharqa (en)
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