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Turtle-Headed Demon Still Missing! by Dagmara Haladaj

Turtle-Headed Demon Still Missing! by Dagmara Haladaj

by demonthings | Feb 10, 2017 | Art, Daily Demon

Turtle headed creatures are quite rare in iconography of ancient Egypt and examples are scattered through different contexts. We can meet them mostly in funerary sphere where they serve as guardians. In the case of late Third Intermediate Period coffins, turtle headed...

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