Art, Symbol & Imagination
Karnak Pylon from the North
Carved figures climb the tall sides of a gateway at Karnak, while a winged sun disc spans the lintel over the dark opening. A small person near the base makes its scale apparent. The caption specifies the view from the north and credits Bonfils. In Spence’s Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt, the photograph supplies an architectural counterpart to the volume’s painted mythological scenes.
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Bonfils (photographic credit). "Karnak Pylon from the North" [editorial title]. In Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt, Lewis Spence. September 1923 Harrap reprint; first published August 1913, 1923, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Source scan leaf 31. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-documentary-plate-31
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Bonfils (photographic credit). Karnak Pylon from the North. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 31. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-documentary-plate-31