detail of a vignette from the Book of the Dead of Lady Cheritwebeshet showing a purification scene. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 21st dynasty c.1069-945BC. Material Size: Painting on papyrus. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo . Location: 129.
A vignette from the Book of the Dead of Kenna showing the funeral procession. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 19th dynasty/1295-1186BC. Material Size: painting on papyrus. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Nederlandsches Museum van Oudheden te Leyden. Location: 131.
Detail from a Book of the Dead with the scene of the Judgment of the Dead. In front of the god of the Underworld, Osiris, the heart of the deceased is weighted against the feather of the goddess Maat, while the monster 'Swallower of the Dead' waits to devour the soul if found unworthy. Country of Origin: Ancient Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: New Kingdom c. 1085-945 BC. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ E. Strouhal, Egyptian Museum, Turin . Location: 137
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