Book of the Dead

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Literature · c. 1550 BC · Thebes · Africa

Spells for the journey to the afterlife; Osiris' judgement weighing the heart

Book of the Dead — n·e·r·g·a·l · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Ancient Egyptian art — Art for eternity: a strict canon of proportion, frontal poses, stone meant to last millennia
Century: 16th century BC

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c. 1550 BC Mask of Agamemnon · Aegean art · Mycenae