Art, Symbol & Imagination
Ra: Egyptian Deity Figure
A small animal-headed figure stands on a rectangular base, its bent arms drawn close to the upper body. The oblique photographic view reveals the depth of the arms and the forward foot. The printed caption names Ra. This particular object is reproduced without the large solar headdress visible in some other representations, making the caption important to its identification within Spence’s book.
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Ancient Egyptian makers (unrecorded); historical photographs. "Ra: Egyptian Deity Figure" [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 187. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-object-187
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Historical photograph of an ancient object; printed caption reviewed. Ancient maker unrecorded. Photographer credit recorded individually where printed. Orientation corrected where necessary; no retouching or reconstructed detail.
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Ancient Egyptian makers (unrecorded); historical photographs. Ra: Egyptian Deity Figure. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 187. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-object-187