Encyclopedia of African Religion

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Purification 549

The Sun Temple of Niuserre at Abu Ghurab, Egypt.In the area previously known as the Great Slaughterhouse,it is now thought
that these alabaster basins were used for the ritual purification of offerings.5th dynasty,2500–2350 BC.


Source: Werner Forman/Art Resource, New York.

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