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About the Artwork
Reproduction of an illustration of Chapter 186 of the Book of the Dead buried with the Royal Scribe Ani c. 1250 BC.
It shows two protective goddesses welcoming Ani to his final resting place, a white pyramidion-topped private tomb nestled within the pink cliffs of the Theban desert. The goddess Hathor can be seen in her cow form emerging from a thicket of papyrus and is joined by the benign hippopotamus goddess Opet.
Art Ref
DP052
Object Record
Object Type
Papyrus
Materials
Date
Period
Dynasty 19
Findspot
Theban Necropolis
Dimensions
Current Location
British Museum
Object Number
People Depicted
Ani, Tutu
Deities Depicted
Hathor, Opet
Animals Depicted
Cow, Hippo
Themes
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