By Jacqueline Engel
From an unknown temple located in Nubia, depicting Hor Ibn Ba Shiri, who may have been a soldier stationed on the country’s southern border.
The jacket worn by Hor Ibn Ba Shiri forms a protective chest armor, and the shoulder protectors that he wears represent traditional Roman armor. The most notable feature of his garment is the thin, delicate plates decorated with lions’ heads and attached to the front of his legs with ropes.
Hor carries the sign of the Ankh (the symbol of life), a bouquet of flowers, and a scepter according to his Egyptian origin.
However, he appears in a Roman form with a beard and a wreath of roses over his curly hair, and a uraeus (cobra snake) is attached to his forehead.
Roman era (30 BC. – 364 AD).
Text and location: Egyptian Museum Cairo
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