Art, Symbol & Imagination
Thoth and the Chief Magician
An immense ibis-headed figure raises its arms above a small recumbent man in a shadowed chamber. Red drapery and the tall wall amplify the difference in scale. The caption identifies Thoth and the chief magician. Paul makes the divine body almost architectural, leaving the human figure close to the floor and turning the enclosed room into an unequal, concentrated confrontation.
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Evelyn Paul. "Thoth and the Chief Magician" [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 297. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-paul-297
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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. Thoth and the Chief Magician. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 297. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-paul-297