Art, Symbol & Imagination
Taweret and Khonsu: Paired Egyptian Figures
A bulky animal-bodied figure stands beside a smaller seated figure beneath a disc-like crown. The captions use Taurt and Khonsu, the first a historical spelling of Taweret, and credit Bonfils beneath the left photograph. Their separate bases and photographic fields make the shared plate a comparison of distinct objects. The broad upright animal form contrasts with the compact seated body of the moon-crowned figure.
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Ancient Egyptian makers (unrecorded); historical photographs. "Taweret and Khonsu: Paired Egyptian Figures" [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 249. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-object-249
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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. Taweret and Khonsu: Paired Egyptian Figures. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 249. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-object-249