Wall Tapestry, In Great Condition, Made In Egypt, Early 1900s.

Wall Tapestry, In Great Condition, Made In Egypt, Early 1900s.
In the Neo-Egyptian style, tapestries from this period were made for collectors and tourists, during the worldwide craze sparked by the discovery of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings and the "Egyptomania" that ignited the collective imagination.

This work depicts Nekhbet, the vulture goddess with her wings widespread, the protector of kings, and below it a stylized portrait of an Egyptian king, crowned with a uraeus on his forehead. Uraeus is the tamed cobra ready to spit fire on pharaoh’s enemies. It’s  a protective symbol. Other figures, hieroglyphs, and traditional motifs complete the picture.

The tapestry is in good condition, with a beautiful overall patina due to age, signs of wear, and marks, as expected for textiles of this antiquity.