grandegyptianmuseum:A detail of a painting in the tomb of Inerkhau (TT359).The deceased prays in fro
grandegyptianmuseum:A detail of a painting in the tomb of Inerkhau (TT359).The deceased prays in front of a god of the underworld, in his lion form lions were the symbols of the earth god Aker, who was closely associated with the journey of the sun through the realms of the underworld. Ramesside Period, New Kingdom, 20th dynasty, ca. 1189-1077 BC. Deir el-Medina, West Thebes. -- source link