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Book of the Dead Plate 3The weighing of Anis conscience by Anubis : Thoth notes the result - Anemit waits to devour him if guilty (which he is not)
MAGIC CATS OF CHINAThese magical spirit-cats perform the vital function of keeping away the rats which would otherwise devour the silkworms : the flowers also keep the worms healthy
Byzantine relief. Marble slab with a lion devouring a deerBYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Marble slab with a relief representing a lion devouring a deer. Dated from the end of the tenth century and early eleventh century. It comes from Athens. Byzantine Museum
Cyclopean walls. Lions gate. Butrint. Republic of AlbaniaCyclopean walls of the ancient city dating from IV century B.C. View of the gateway called Lions Gate, one of the six entrances to the city. It shows a lion devouring a bull. Butrint
Tula. Coatepantli or Serpent WallPre-Columbian Art. Tula. Coatepantli or Serpent Wall. Toltec civilization. Post-Classic Period. 900-1200 A.C. Back of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl. Museum of Anthropology. Mexico
Greek Art. 5th century B. C. Greece. Bronze bath handle depicGreek Art. 5th century B.C. Greece. Bronze bath handle depicting two lions devouring a deer (c. 480 BC). Archaeological Museum of Olympia
The Legend of the Tabernacle ChiefThe intrepid Angel Eblis, protector of the portable dwelling place of the divine presence, is depicted preparing to battle a monstrous crocodile, also known as the devourer of humanity. Date: 1890s
Kaffirs Purify ChildKaffir ceremony of purification of a new-born child; in the distance, a child with birth-defects has been left for a wild beast to devour
Monster Abducts VictimsA scaly monster abducts several unfortunate young men with intent to devour them. (Grendel the monster from the myth of Beowulf)
Androcles & the LionThe lion set to devour Androcles in the Roman arena recognises him as the man who rid him of a painful thorn in his paw, and does not harm him
Changing into AnimalsWhen it suits them, witches change into animals, the better to ravage and devour