I’ve been interested in Egyptian art and history since I was very young. I was in grade school when the 1st exhibition of King Tutankhamen’s booty made the rounds in the late 1970s, but unfortunately failed to convince my folks to take me to New York to see the show at the Met. They did, however, give to me many books on Egypt that I still own, and for many years my mother would take me to the University of Penn Museum for my birthday.

Today Google, by way of their “Google Doodle”, informed me that today is the birthday of Howard Carter, the co-discover of King Tutankhamen’s tomb. And so in tribute of that obscure tit-bit, here are a few image selections from my copy of The Story of the Pharaohs by Rev. James Baikie, F.R.A.S., 1917. Click on the images for larger versions that can be used as free clip art.

Hathor of Denderah

Hathor of Denderah, the Godddess of Pleasure and Joy, pictured as a woman whose face is surrounded by broad plaits of hair, and who wears cow’s ears, or who bears a head-dress consisting of two horns with the solar disc between them.

Anubis

Anubis, the God of Departing Souls, was typified under the form of the jackal which haunts the cemeteries.

Sekhmet

Sekhmet, portrayed as a lioness,  represented the destroying heat of the sun.

Canopic Jars

Canopic jars contained and protected the viscera that was removed from the deceased during the mummification process.  The four children of Horus represented on the jars above are Amset, Hapi, Tuamautef, and Qebhesennuf.

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The Birds. Original illustration for the poem Spring is Here. Click on the image for a larger version that you may use as free bird clip art.

Spring is Here

Children, this is May!
Come forth all to play!
Hear the young birds sing!
Hear them hail the spring!

Sparrow, robin, linnet, thrush,—
How their merry notes out-gush!
By their songs they seem to say,
“Thanks, oh thanks, for life today!”

Children dear, shall we not be
Grateful as the birds we see?
Come, oh come, from far and near!
Come, and sing, “Spring, spring is here!”

Come and pluck the daisies;
Come, and sing their praises.
Pluck the violets blue,—
Ah! pluck not a few.

God giveth all: oh, learn it in your childhood!
Worship Him at your tasks, with fond endeavor;
Worship Him at your sports; worship Him ever;
Worship Him in the wildwood;
Worship Him amid the flowers;
Worship Him at all hours.

Thank Him for duty,
And thank Him for all beauty,—
For the music of the birds,
For the grass, and for the herds.
Pluck the buttercups and raise
Your voices in His praise.

Edward Youl, (Altered)*.

Original daisy illustration for the above poem that you can use as free floral clip art. Just click the image for a larger version of the same.

*Note: I have not altered this poem, it is as originally published in The Sick Doll and Other Stories for Youngest Readers. It was noted as being “Altered” and I have included the original parenthetical notation.

The postcard reads:

I’ts best beware
Of the Witching hour
In which the Witches
Show their power. 

A scan from my collection of antique postcards, I hope that you find it useful! I’m on Facebook, like my Miss Mary page to find out when more great free clip art is added to this site.

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You would laugh too, if you’d had seen
What the Moon saw, on Hallowe’en. 

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