Title
Detail of the exterior of a coffin,decorated with scenes from the Osirian and solar mythology
Caption
Detail of the exterior of a coffin,decorated with scenes from the Osirian and solar mythology, Such scenes were dealing with the concept of rebirth and the judgement of the dead. The enthroned Osiris receives the ankh (symbol of life) from the winged wedjat eye. Egypt. Pharaonic New Kingdom. 21st Dynasty, c 1000 BC. Western Thebes.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A20_480
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
29,5Mb (1,9Mb) / 9,1in x 12,6in / 2720 x 3792 (300dpi)