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Book of the Dead of Hori

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Book of the Dead of Hori, an ancient Egyptian funerary scroll. The scroll is long and rectangular with a light brown color and darker brown edges. The scroll has 3 horizontal rows with 23 vertical sections containing black line drawings and text. The top row depicts 11 framed figures on the right and two figures on boats on the left. The bottom row on the left depicts two figures in black ink. The right side of the scroll depicts 11 framed figures and one larger figure on the far right. The scroll's surface appears slightly wrinkled and stained.

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1263 × 214 px
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