Art, Symbol & Imagination
Egyptian Deities and the Soul Visiting the Mummy
Separate Egyptian figures are arranged above a reclining mummy visited by a bird-like soul. A coiled serpent and several animal-headed deities fill the upper registers. The printed labels identify Apophis, Atmu, forms of Taweret and Set, with the lower scene reproduced from the Papyrus of Ani.
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Illustrator not identified. "Egyptian Deities and the Soul Visiting the Mummy" [editorial title]. In The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil, Paul Carus. 1900 illustrated edition, 1900, The Open Court Publishing Company. Source scan leaf 36. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0252-0031
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Illustrator not identified. Egyptian Deities and the Soul Visiting the Mummy. The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil. Scan leaf 36. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0252-0031