Art, Symbol & Imagination
Isis and Nephthys with Outstretched Wings
Two kneeling figures face one another with long wings spread across the field and one arm raised. Distinctive signs above their heads accompany the symmetrical arrangement. Tirard names Isis and Nephthys and identifies a mummy case in the Leyden Museum as the source. The plate therefore reproduces a coffin design rather than an unspecified papyrus scene.
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Illustrator not identified. "Isis and Nephthys with Outstretched Wings" [editorial title]. In The Book of the Dead, H. M. Tirard. 1910 edition. The curated reading copy omits Édouard Naville’s separately signed introduction; Tirard’s own preface, main text, illustrations and original index are retained., 1910, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Source scan leaf 164. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0039-0154
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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Illustrator not identified. Isis and Nephthys with Outstretched Wings. The Book of the Dead. Scan leaf 164. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0039-0154