Egyptian Obelisk - Handcarved Soapstone Statue Desk Accessoire Prior to the combination of

Prior to the combination of the two names

Depth: 7cm / 3 inches

Scene from wall painting from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV 62)

She was the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt

as they were originally intended to be situated in tombs

Egyptian Obelisk - Handcarved Soapstone Statue Desk Accessoire Prior to the combination ofObelisks played a vital role in their religion and were prominent in the architecture of the ancient Egyptians, who placed them in pairs at the entrance of the temples. The word "obelisk" as used in English today is of Greek rather than Egyptian origin because Herodotus, the Greek traveler, was one of the first classical writers to describe the objects. A number of ancient Egyptian obelisks are known to have survived, plus the "Unfinished Obelisk"