Art, Symbol & Imagination
Isis and Ra
A tall male figure and a pale-robed woman raise their arms among curling red and dark forms. A serpent crosses the ground above water and lotus flowers. The caption identifies Isis and Ra. Paul makes the two figures unequal in height but connects them through answering gestures, drawing the encounter between divine powers into the same space as the bodily danger represented by the serpent.
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Evelyn Paul. "Isis and Ra" [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 195. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-paul-195
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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. Isis and Ra. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 195. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-paul-195