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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAM-can-010. Two undulating addorsed rearing uraeus hooded cobras and sacred scarab beetle (Scarabaeus sacer) of the god of rebirth and sunrise Khepri (the morning aspect of the god Ra), carrying the shen (ring of "eternity") and supporting the apotropaic Eye of Ra as a solar disc, flanked by two addorsed rearing uraeus hooded cobras. |
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| Polychrome paint, gold leaf, moulded linen, plaster, wood |
Painting (Mummy-case of Djed·maat·es·ankh, a musician of the temple of Amon-Ra, painted decoration, detail) |
Royal workshops | Third Intermediate Period, XXII Dynasty, Osorkon II (r. 872-837 BC), 850 BC | West Thebes Necropolis, West Bank, Luxor, Central Egypt |
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Inventory № 910.10 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First* Canadian Expedition, 6-8 September 2015, 20-21 May 2017, 1-3 September 2017, 23-24 September 2018). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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