Images

A portrait of the Italian Dominican friar Annio da Viterbo (c. 1432 - 1502 CE). Besides being a scholar, Annio was infamous as a forger of classical texts and inscriptions. (Museo Civico, Viterbo, Italy)

Relief depicting the Egyptian war-god Montu, from his temple in el-Tod. 11th Dynasty (c. 2115-1991 BCE). (Louvre Museum)

A limestone relief depicting a vulture (possibly the goddess Nekhbet) and a rearing cobra (representing Wadjet) perched on a basket. Nekhbet and Wadjet were known as the "Two Ladies", representing Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt respectively...

A detail from the Papyrus of Ani, an Egyptian Book of the Dead. The god Thoth stands at the ready to inscribe the interrogation and judgement of Ani, who whose soul is being judged by the gods. The goddess Ammit stands behind Thoth, ready...

Relief of Amun-Min from the Temple of Thutmose III (1458-1425 BCE). Deir el-Bahri, Egypt. (Collection of the Luxor Museum)

Relief of Wepwawet embracing Seti I (1290-1279 BCE). Located between the entrances of the Chapels of Ptah and Ra-Horakhty within the Temple of Seti. Abydos, Egypt.

Detail of the Funerary Papyrus of Tameni, depicting the god Geb and the goddess Nut. Egypt. Third Intermediate Period (c. 1069-525 BCE). (Courtesy of the British Museum)

A detail of the Book of the Dead of Henuttawy, depicting the goddess Nut arched over the god Geb. Geb is depicted with the head of a snake. The full papyrus measures 74 cm x 23 cm (29 in x 9 in). Egypt. Third Intermediate Period (c. 1069-525...

The Book of the Dead of Henuttawy. The winged serpent god Nehebkau is depicted on the left. In the center of the papyrus is Osiris, who lies beneath the personification of the night sky. On the right side of the scene, the goddess Nut arches...

Bronze coffin decoration depicting the god Atum as a coiled serpent. Late Period, 664–30 BCE. (Art Institute of Chicago)