Seth

Lintel of Thutmose I

Lintel of Thutmose I

The lintel, a horizontal board or stone above a door, is decorated with the cartouche of Thutmose I as well as figures of Seth and Nubti sculpted on either side of the cartouche. The falcon Horus is standing above the Serekh, or palace facade, on which is inscribed the Horus name of the King, Ka-nakht-mery-Maat,...

Pectoral with an Opposing Seth Animal and Hieracosphinx

Pectoral of Opposing Seth and Hieracosphinx

This remarkable pectoral depicts, on its right side, the god Seth, representing southern Egypt, and on the left, a hieracosphinx symbolising Horus, the divine protector of northern Egypt. At the centre lies an emblem of the goddess Hathor, a motif that was already ancient by the time of the Middle Kingdom. The beautifully worked back...

Relief of Horus and Seth

Relief of Horus and Seth

In this decoration showing the theme of the unification of the Two Lands ‘Sema Tawy’, Horus and Seth replaced Hapi, which was associated with the Nile god. Detail on the side of the throne of King Senusret I. Furthermore, we have here one of the rare cases in which the image of Seth, god of...

Group Statue of Ramesses III with Horus and Seth

Statue of Ramesses III with Horus and Seth

In this rare granite ensemble from Medinet Habu, king Ramesses III stands majestically between two ancient rivals, Horus and Seth; gods far more accustomed to crossing spears than sharing a plinth. All three figures rise to roughly equal height, carved fully in the round, their left legs striding forward in timeless assertion. The pharaoh, clad...