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Egyptian Hieroglyphs with Cat
Judith Weinshall Liberman

ThE EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS WITH CAT series was part of several series of acrylic paintings designed to portray, through the use of illegible texts, persistent world chaos. I created the present series in 2023, when I was 94 years old. The illegibility of Egyptian hieroglyphs, at least to non-experts, is well-known, and, in fact, Egyptian hieroglyphs were illegible even to experts until Champollion deciphered them about 200 years ago. In this series I included a cat. Ancient Egyptians worshipped many animals, but Cats were thought to be the most special. Egyptians believed cats were magical creatures, capable of bringing good luck to the people who housed them. The paintings in this series were created via the ancient art of stenciling. I used two stencils for each painting.

Judith Weinshall Liberman

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