Balance Gallery

Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead) - The Judgement

(Above) -Twelve Gods seated in Order, as judges before a table of offerings. (Below) - The Psychostasia of Weighing of the Conscience of Ani. The Jackal-headed Anubis trying (in the balance) the heart of the deceased against the feather (symbolising the law). On the left, Ani and his wife cn be seen in a pose of devotion; on the right an Ibis-headed Thoth, the Scribe of the Gods, notes down the resultsof this trial, whilst behind, the monster Amemit, the Devourer, looms menacingly. On the left of the balance, Shai (Destiny) with two Goddesses Renenit and Meschenit behind, all under the soul of Ani (symbolisedby a human-headed hawk and the symbol of a cradle). Date: around 1550 BCE

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

African ELEPHANT - bull, on hind legs, feeding on acacia tree branches

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African ELEPHANT - bull, on hind legs, feeding on acacia tree branches
Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa
Loxodonta africana
A big bull can forage up to 20 feet, higher than a giraffe can reach.
Tom & Pat Leeson
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© Tom & Pat Leeson / ardea.com

Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs

Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado - one of the wonders of Pike's Region. This section of this peculiar rock formation is known as Mushroom Park. The huge boulder seemingly defies gravity... Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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