Travel Reference
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Amenhotep's crown is actually two crowns in one. The pointed upper half is the royal
cap of Upper Egypt. This rests on the flat, fez-like crown symbolizing Lower Egypt. A
pharaoh wearing both crowns together is bragging that he rules a combined Egypt. As
both “Lord of the Two Lands” and “High Priest of Every Temple,” the pharaoh united
church and state.
• Along the wall to the left of the red granite head (as you're facing it) are four black lion-
headed statues.
Four Figures of the Goddess Sekhmet
The lion-headed goddess Sekhmet looks pretty sedate here (in these sculptures dating c.
1360
B.C.
), but she could spring into a fierce crouch when crossed. She was the pharaoh's
personal bodyguard, who could burn his enemies to a crisp with flaming arrows.
