Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Departure of Isis from Byblos
Isis bends towards a decorated chest aboard a boat, her dark drapery falling in long folds among oars, ropes and painted fittings. Another figure watches from behind. Paul makes departure a close exchange between the goddess and the object she carries, rather than a distant view of a vessel. The crowded maritime setting keeps the practical journey and the mourning figure within one tightly held scene.
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Evelyn Paul. "The Departure of Isis from Byblos" [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 107. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-paul-107
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Original source design and caption inspected; composition retained with scan margins trimmed. No reconstructed or recoloured details.
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Evelyn Paul. The Departure of Isis from Byblos. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 107. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-paul-107