Art, Symbol & Imagination
Rameses II Accompanied by a Lion
An armoured archer stretches a bow from a chariot beside a lion, with horses, weapons and crowded figures filling the lower field. Bright patterned armour distinguishes the ruler from the surrounding battle. Paul's caption names Rameses II accompanied by a lion. The bow's long curve links the ruler's arms with the forward movement of the animals, making the scene an emphatic image of royal force. The crowded foreground presses bodies and equipment together, while the lion's head gives the human warrior an answering animal presence. The gallery retains the historical spelling and identification printed with the plate.
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Evelyn Paul. "Rameses II Accompanied by a Lion" [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 389. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-paul-389
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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. Rameses II Accompanied by a Lion. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 389. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-paul-389