Papyrus Painting - The Celestial Goddess Nut Over A Solar Boat

Product Description:  Papyrus painting of the ancient Egyptian sky-goddess Nut over a solar boat.  The solar boat was used to carry the resurrected king with the sun god Ra across the heavens. Nut was seen as a protector of the dead.

Nut was the barrier separating the forces of chaos from the ordered cosmos in this world. The god Ra was said to enter her mouth after setting in the evening and travel through her body during the night to be reborn  each morning. She also swallows the stars and have them reborn later. In the death cult she plays a part in the resurrection of the dead; she is portrayed on the inside of the lids of the sarcophagi. The pharaoh was said to enter her body after death, from which he would later be resurrected.   Here she protects the solar boat used to carry the deceased into their new life in the afterworld.    The boat contains  gods and goddesses to help the deceased.

All papyrus paintings are sent with "rough" edges, easily trimmed to fit your framing needs.

*****NOTICE****
Changes implemented by the Ministry of Antiquities requires all papyrus to be inspected by an expert - what this means is that while your order will show as shipped, it may in fact be on hold at the Cairo airport pending inspection. For this reason we are not able to combine papyrus orders with anything else, i.e. papyrus and jewelry, or glassworks etc. If you are ordering something else in addition to the papyrus you must order it separately. We apologize for any delays that may occur, ultimately it is about the preservation of the history of Egypt.
 

Artist:  Khedr

100% Hand Painted

Available Sizes (Approx)

1" = 2.54 cm

100 x 50 cm (39" x  20")   $105.00

200 x 100 cm (79" x  39")  $290.00

Select size Approx 39 x 20 inches Approx 79 x 39 inches