Wednesday, May 21, 2014
It began with an idea and sketches:
"A Statue Comes into Being!"
7:13pm
"Set, Great of Magic"
This view of the mold shows form
This lighting shows hieroglyph carving, this side has Set (Sutekh), Great of Magic (Heka).
Then at last I saw the foundry photos and was thrilled.
And here you see the lovely statue in my home!
Other side... (Inscription = "Set, Son of Nut")
Three quarters view, I got that little scarab at the Two Rivers Renaissance Fair back in February
Back view... (Inscription = "Set, Great of Strength")
And here's my statue from a distance. Rest of Khnum here...
I have a more concise (and printable) version of this statue's creation, as well.
"the metal which came forth from Seth" is "bj3 - meteoric iron"
(Source, Ann Macy Roth "Opening of the Mouth Ceremony")
Also, to me, the Chinese dragon shares commonalities with Set, for the fierce, relentless energy. Not only that, the dragon has serpentine characteristics, and for me, this juxtaposition is serving to represent "the uraeus which proceeded from Seth" (Utterance 570 of the Pyramid Texts, Pepi I: Vestibule, West and East Walls: _The Literature of Ancient Egypt_, edited by William K. Simpson, pages 260-261)
And why is there a statue of Shiva and Parvati in this sacred space? Okay, this is a bit of a stretch, pure "UPG", but Set has claimed all my statues of Shiva, so for me it represents Set with Astarte, or Nephthys, his usual consorts.)
