The Deceased and the Sycamore Goddess (Papyrus of Ani)

This is a section of an ancient Egyptian funerary papyrus rendered in classic, two-dimensional style. At the top left, two human figures in white pleated garments face a large sycamore fig tree; the male figure stands behind the female, both gesturing toward the tree. Inside the foliage of the tree, the upper torso of a goddess appears, holding a vessel and pouring liquid toward the human figures. To the right, a second scene shows the deceased person kneeling before a sycamore tree laden with fruit. The remainder of the composition is densely packed with vertical registers of black hieroglyphic text on a light, fibrous papyrus background.

This imagery originates from the 'Book of the Dead' (specifically the Papyrus of Ani, New Kingdom), representing the deceased's aspiration to receive the 'water of life' and sustenance from the sycamore tree, which served as a portal to the afterlife in Egyptian theology.