| Great Hypostyle Room at Karnak Temple Brass Plate; hand-etched and hand-painted by skilled Egyptian craftsmen.
The Temple of Karnak is actually a complex of temples; three main temples, smaller enclosed temples, and several outer temples.
Karnak is the home of the god Amon who was an insignificant local god until the 12th dynasty when Thebes became the capital of Egypt. He was represented in his original state as a goose and later as a ram, at the height of his power he was shown as a human with a head dress of feathers - all that remained of the goose.
The avenue that leads to the entrance of the First Pylon of Karnak is lined by Sphinxes that combine the body of a lion with the head of a ram. This entrance is called the avenue of sphinxes with curly-horned rams' heads. The ram was a symbol of the god Amun for whom the temple was built. Each sphinx protects, between its forelegs, a standing statue of the king--originally Ramesses II (c.1279-1213 B.C.). | 
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