Art, Symbol & Imagination
Horus in Battle
A young warrior raises a weapon above overlapping soldiers, serpentine forms and fallen bodies. Pale birds and clouds move through the upper space, contrasting with the compressed conflict below. Paul’s caption identifies Horus in battle. Strong diagonals connect the lifted arm to the crowded foreground, while the shifting directions of the surrounding figures prevent the combat from settling into an orderly procession.
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Evelyn Paul. "Horus in Battle" [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 137. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-paul-137
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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. Horus in Battle. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 137. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-paul-137