Temple Graffiti: Objects and Architechture
Graffito T27. Object – Horned Altar
Slightly to the right of center is a horned altar, a type of altar common in Ptolemaic Egypt (both as images and as physical altars) and also in the eastern Mediterranean. They were used to burn offerings to the gods, and their presence here shows the ritual nature of the temple graffiti. To the left, a blocky design of stacked Xs in boxes (graffito T7) may represent a human figure. To the right, an enigmatic geometric graffito (graffito T49) also seems to be part of this scene.
- Kurru ID number: 056
- Location: Column A03-3:8, southeast face
- Dimensions (H × W): 22 × 9 cm