Naos (shrine)
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The Naos as a shrine was used from the beginning of Ancient Egypt. It eventually came to be represented as an Egyptian hierolglyph.
Some of the oldest examples are from the labels of the early pharaohs. Pharaoh Narmer is shown on his Narmer Macehead seated in a Naos.
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- The Narmer Macehead - an example of the "Naos", circa 3000 BC
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