Ancient Egyptian Artifacts A Rare Authentic Pharaonic Egyptian Obelisk BC This vintage reproduction It is a rare piece of Egyptian antiquity made in Egypt. Now own this rare Pharaonic piece, feel the ancient Pharaonic history and civilization, and decorate your home and office with it. A Simplified Historical Overview Of Obelisk. The ancient Pharaonic obelisk was a tower and a slender, vertical stone column with four sides, and its top ended with a small pyramid. It was famous for the ancient Egyptian Pharaonic civilization. Where hieroglyphic writings and royal and religious drawings were carved on its ribs, but it was also found in other civilizations such as Abyssinia, Assyria, Roman, and Byzantium. The Obelisk of Hammurabi, the Code of Hammurabi in ancient Iraq, is the oldest obelisk on which laws and legislation were written in the history of human civilization. (Old Obelisks) Ancient Egyptian Obelisks: Obelisks were a dominant element in the architecture of the ancient Egyptians, as they placed them in pairs at the entrances to temples. The obelisks were carved from a single block of stone, as most of the obelisks came from the granite quarries in Aswan. The oldest temple obelisk still in its original location is a red granite obelisk of Pharaoh Senusret I of the Twelfth Dynasty in the Matareya area of Heliopolis district in Cairo. This obelisk is 20.7 meters long and weighs 120 tons. The Romans admired the Egyptian obelisks, so many Egyptian obelisks were brought to Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire in the past, and Italy now. The largest and tallest standing Egyptian obelisk is the Lateran Obelisk, located in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, the capital of Italy. This obelisk is 32.18 meters long and weighs 413 tons, but after its collapse and re-installation, it became 4 meters shorter and now weighs about 300 tons. It is made of red granite. The world today inherits 78 remaining obelisks from the civilization of the Pharaohs, in addition to an incomplete obelisk that still exists until now, and it is very huge and can be visited in the Pharaonic quarry in Aswan. It is 41 meters long and weighs 1,170 tons. There are Egyptian obelisks scattered around the world, including Paris in France, Rome in Italy, London in Britain, Turkey and the United States. And the relationship of obelisks with Egyptian mythology was that the obelisk was considered a sacred stone. The ancient Egyptian obelisk symbolizes the sun god Ra, and during the era of Akhenaten it was said that it was a fossilized beam from the Aton, the sun disk. Color: As Shown In Pictures Size: As Shown In Pictures?? (Our Guarantee) – That the Item Will Delivered to You As Shown in Pictures Therefore we recommend that you see the picture well and then take your decision and take your responsibility. In any case, if you are not satisfied with the product, first, please contact me and I will do everything to your satisfaction. ? (Condition) – Perfect Condition as shown in pictures. 100 % Egypt Luxor Hand Carved Stone.