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TITLE: Rames and Isis
ARTIST: Willam Velsen
LOCATION: This mosaic is on the outside of a residence and can be vieuwd in Hurghada, Horaya 6
DESCRIPTION: Ramses the Great in the afterlife offering the lotus flower to Isis. We know Ramses is in the afterlife because the deceased is always shown in a transparent dress. The goddess Isis, who is always distinguished by holding the ankh in her right hand receives his offerings. Above Ramses is the cobra(uraeus), with its dilated hood framing the disk of the sun, was said to represent the fiery eye of Re
CONTRIBUTOR: Saskia Velsen - , Netherlands |
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