Sujet

Detail from a sarcophagus depicting the killing of the serpent Apophis, the enemy of the Sun God

Légende

Detail from a sarcophagus depicting the killing of the serpent Apophis, the enemy of the Sun God, The text is from the Amduat What is in the Underworld describing the journey of the sun god through the twelve hours of the night. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. Late period, 30th Dynasty, 380 343 BC.

Info+

Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Date

20 avr. 2010

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

Notre référence

UMG12A20_257

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38,2Mo (3,1Mo) / 35,0cm x 27,3cm / 4134 x 3226 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Égypte Dieu Ra Re Horus Egyptien -ienne Mythique Mythologie Vie après la mort Au-delà Archéologie Antiquité Antiquités Funéraire Rite Enterrement Inhumation Mythe Legende Animal Collection Werner Forman