Object Number: H4410.d

Collection: World Archaeology - Egyptology

Object Name: watercolour

Description: Journey of the sun through the 5th hour of the night, from the 'Book of Gates'. Top: 8 men holding a rope which is twisted around them; then a serpent, on which rest human heads, supported by twelve men. On the right is a man with a forced stick over his shoulder. Centre: four men standing leaning forward; then eight men walking; then six men, alternately wearing yellow and white cloak. Bottom: four men leaning forward, then a serpent, supported on legs and bearing seven mummy cases. From (Baedeker) room 5 (Hall of Four Pillars), on the right.

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