[Aztlan] Pulling Hair in Ancient Egypt

[BisnoCC at aol.com]

Holding a wounded foe in order to be clubbed to death was part of  magical 
iconography.  There are even examples of Egyptian soldiers buried  near the king 
at Deir el Bahari in Upper Egypt with bashed in skulls while other  battle 
wounds were not fatal.  This scene, important in magical  illustration, became a 
standard depiction of the king dispatching an enemy, even  if he had never 
himself participated in a battle.  By showing the king as  victorious against 
enemies of Egypt, he actually was indeed slaying these  enemies in battle.
 
Jay Bisno
Culver City