Under the Protection of the Gods
Under the Protection of the Gods: A Fantasy of ancient and Modern Egypt.
A drawing by Howard Carter showing a hoopoe in the crack of a wall which has ancient Egyptian paintings. The impression given is of the modern bird being protected by the outstretched wings of the Goddess Nekhbet, the divine vulture
Picture No
10949401
Media ID
46096813
Size
3200px x 4872px
(3.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
From the drawing by Howard Carter, The Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1951
Date
1951
