Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Tomb in the Western Mountain
A standing figure bears offerings towards a group of divine forms beside a steep patterned mountain and a tomb entrance. A cow’s head emerges from the slope at the right. Tirard captions this as the Tomb in the Western Mountain, from the Papyrus of Ani. The mountain and its concealed entrance give the funerary scene a distinct landscape.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Tomb in the Western Mountain" [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 187. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0039-0177
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Illustrator not identified. The Tomb in the Western Mountain. The Book of the Dead. Scan leaf 187. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0039-0177