Art, Symbol & Imagination
Meriamun and the Serpent
A pale woman stands against a dark field wrapped by the twisting body of a great serpent. Her lifted face approaches the creature above her shoulder. The adjoining episode gives their whispered exchange as Meriamun seeks the serpent’s help.
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Maurice Greiffenhagen. "Meriamun and the Serpent" [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 231. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0450-0231
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Maurice Greiffenhagen. Meriamun and the Serpent. The World's Desire. Scan leaf 231. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0450-0231