OBELISKS: A VICTORIAN SYMBOL OF STATUS

From: Antiques & Collecting Magazine | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: Rivera, Betty | Copyright information

ENDOWED WITH newfound wealth fueled by the Industrial Revolution and horizons broadened by traveling, affluent Victorians were enamored with the exotic antiquities of far away lands. They were dazzled by the obelisk from the land of the sphinx, with its mysterious looking pattern of symbols. The obelisk was called "Tejen" by the ancient Egyptians, and the word was synonymous with "protection" or "defense."

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