At the Temple of Horus in Edfu, what unique piece of temple furniture — a solid granite stand for the sacred barque — still sits in its original position in the sanctuary?

• A The naos shrine pedestal ✓
• B The offering table of the first court
• C The statue base of Horus falcon
• D The libation altar of the inner sanctum

The monolithic grey-granite naos (Naos of Nectanebo II) in the sanctuary of Edfu Temple is the original shrine pedestal that once held the golden cult statue of Horus, carved from a single block and still standing exactly where the priests placed it over two millennia ago.