Piers, with capitals, belonging to the XVIIIth dynasty, 

 1700-1600 B.C. The left pier, 17 ft. 6 ins. high, shows 

 Amen on a throre receiving an offering of lotus 

 flowers from Amenhotep II, whose names and titles are 

 inscribed above. On the right pier, 13 ft. i J ins. high, 



is seen Amenhotep III and the goddess Hathor (Isis), 

 who bears on her head the solar disk resting between 

 two horns and the Uraeus, or serpent emblem. Both 

 figures carry the ankh or key of life. Above are the 

 names and titles of the goddess and the king 



EGYPTIAN ART: PICTURED PILLARS OF NEARLY 4.000 YEARS AGO 



