Art, Symbol & Imagination
Hataska before the Statue of Osiris
A kneeling figure reaches towards a huge enthroned statue within a pillared chamber. Another pale body lies across the statue’s knees. The original caption repeats Hataska’s name in the episode concerning the ka, the bai and the khou.
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Maurice Greiffenhagen. "Hataska before the Statue of Osiris" [editorial title]. In The World's Desire, H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang; illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894; new edition with twenty-seven illustrations from drawings by Maurice Greiffenhagen., 1894, Longmans, Green, and Co.. Source scan leaf 111. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0450-0111
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Maurice Greiffenhagen. Hataska before the Statue of Osiris. The World's Desire. Scan leaf 111. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0450-0111