Title
Detail from the Book of the Dead of Nebqed
Caption
Detail from the Book of the Dead of Nebqed, The monster Swallower of the Dead waits to devour the souls of the unworthy. One of the earliest depictions of the part lion, part crocodile, part hippopotamus, monster. Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. New Kingdom, early mid 18th Dynasty, c 1400 BC.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Louvre Museum,Paris
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A20_323
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
24,5Mb (1,7Mb) / 11,5in x 8,3in / 3456 x 2480 (300dpi)