This vintage hand painted Tree of Life framed painting on papyrus is in great condition.

In ancient Egypt, the direction east was considered the direction of life, because the sun rose in the east. West was considered the direction of death, of entering the underworld, because the sun set in the west. They believed that during the night, the sun traveled through the underworld to make its way back to the east so it could rise in the east again on the next day. On the tree of life, note that the birds representing the first four phases of life all face to the east, but the bird representing old age faces to the west, anticipating the approach of death. The birds represent the various stages of human life. Infancy, childhood, youth, adulthood and maturity. 

The painting also features the ancient Acacia tree, from which the first couple, Isis and Osiris are said, in legend, to have sprang from.

Dimensions: 490mm Height x 400mm Width x 20mm Depth  

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