Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Maiden of Bekhten
A crowned ruler extends one arm towards a young woman who holds her hands near her head. Attendants gather in a richly decorated court, while pale drapery makes the woman stand out from the surrounding pattern. Paul illustrates The Maiden of Bekhten. The close gestures and clustered onlookers bring the tale’s royal and supernatural concerns into the immediate space around one vulnerable person.
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Evelyn Paul. "The Maiden of Bekhten" [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 255. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-paul-255
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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 Maiden of Bekhten. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 255. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-paul-255