Dark Papyrus Paintings

King Tut Mask Papyrus Painting.

Papyrus Size : 11.8" x 15.7" (30X40 cm)

 

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Egyptian Bastet Cat

EYE of HORUS, This is the left eye of Horus that he lost in battle with his Uncle Seth. It was restored magically by Hathor and so now represents wholeness. On the right is the cobra, the sacred creature of the goddess Wadjet. This is also a symbol of Lower Egypt. On the left is the vulture Nekhbet, which is the symbol of Upper Egypt. It’s holding the shen ring, a concept of eternity because of its never-ending circle.

Goddesses Ma’at and Hathor

Plant and Animal Life

On the Tree Of Life, the birds represent the various stages of human life.
Starting in the lower right-hand corner and proceeding counter-clockwise:

- The light gray bird symbolizes infancy.

- The red bird symbolizes childhood.

- The green bird symbolizes youth.

- The blue bird symbolizes adulthood.

- The orange bird symbolizes old age.

In ancient Egypt, the direction east was considered the direction of life, because the sun rose in the east. West was considered the direction of death, of entering the underworld, because the sun set in the west. They believed that during the night, the sun traveled through the underworld to make its way back to the east so it could rise in the east again on the next day.

On the tree of life, note that the birds representing the first four phases of life all face to the east, but the bird representing old age faces to the west, anticipating the approach of death.

 

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Tutankhamun Hunting Geese

Winged Goddess Ma’at