Flaming June!

After a day of downpours, thunder and downright cold weather, I thought an indoor blip was in order, so we headed off to the ever reliant National Museum and blipped this lovely Egyptian statue.

Temple statue. Ancient Nubia. 100-50 BC. This sandstone statue stood guard at the entrance to an ancient Nubian Temple dedicated to Isis, goddess of fertility, motherhood and magic. His clothing and headdress identify him as the god Arensnuphis. Ancient Nubia (now modern Sudan) was situated along the Nile south of Egypt. There was close links between Nubia and Egypt. This statue was found by Prof. John Garstang of the University of Liverpool during his excavations betweeen 1909 and 1914. This museum helped to fund his expedition and so acquired a share of Garstang's finds.