Antique Print-EGYPT-ARTEFACT-SHABTI-BA BIRD-SCARAB-SOBEK-DEITY-Caylus-1767
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Antique Print-EGYPT-ARTEFACT-SHABTI-BA BIRD-SCARAB-SOBEK-DEITY-Caylus-1767

Print

€65.00

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– Original antique print showing Ancient Egyptian funerary artifacts and symbols. Figure I (Shabti / Ushabti): A mummiform figurine designed to act as a servant for the deceased in the afterlife. Figure II (Ba-Bird): A human-headed bird representing the Ba, one of the core aspects of the human soul in Egyptian mythology. Figure III & IV (Heart Scarab): A protective scarab beetle and its underside, which contains rows of hieroglyphic spells to prevent the heart from testifying against the deceased during the weighing of the heart ritual. Figure V (Sobek Crocodile): A crocodile figurine on an inscribed base representing the deity Sobek, the god of the Nile, military prowess, and fertility.

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SKU: PCOM-1263 Category: Tag:

Description

Medium: Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 20 x 27 cm (7.87 x 10.63 inch). Image size: 14.5 x 21 cm. (5.71 x 8.27 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Very light foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

EGYPT-ARTEFACT-SHABTI-BA BIRD-SCARAB-SOBEK-DEITY | PCO-MISC-BOX-02

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: ‘Receuil d’Antiquités Egyptiennes, Etrusques, Grecques, Romaines et Gauloises. Supplement, Tome Septieme. By Anne-Claude-Philippe de Chubieres & Comte de Caylus. Published by N.M. Tilliard, Paris, 1767.

Biography engraver: Engraver unknown/to be determined.

Biography artist: Compte de Caylus (1692-1765) was a French antiquarian and archaeologist.

Additional information

Dimensions 27 × 20 × 1 cm

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