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About the Artwork
Reproduction of a vignette from a copy of the Book of the Dead belonging to a woman called Nestanebetisheru, dating to c. 950-930 BC (Dynasty 21-22).
Nut, the sky goddess, is supported by the god of the atmosphere, Shu, who is aided in his task by two ram-headed deities. Her elongated body arches over the reclining figure of Geb, the earth god, with her feet touching the ground at the eastern horizon and her fingers at the western horizon.
Art Ref
DP091
Object Record
Object Type
Papyrus
Materials
Date
Period
Dynasty 21, Dynasty 22
Findspot
Theban Necropolis
Dimensions
Current Location
British Museum
Object Number
People Depicted
Nestanebetisheru
Deities Depicted
Shu, Geb, Nut
Animals Depicted
Ram
Themes
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