Ibis-Headed Deity from Œdipus Ægyptiacus

The image is a black-and-white print fragment featuring a circular emblem containing a stylized, winged, ibis-headed anthropomorphic figure. The figure stands with arms outstretched and wings extended within the circle, which is framed by intricate foliage or feather-like scrollwork. To the right of the emblem, partial Latin text is visible, consisting of the letters 'MNES', 'Nationes', 'DINAN', and 'dare non'.

This illustration originates from Athanasius Kircher's 'Œdipus Ægyptiacus', a foundational work of 17th-century Egyptology and Hermetic study. Kircher attempted to decode Egyptian hieroglyphs as a symbolic, universal language of divine wisdom, heavily influenced by Renaissance Neoplatonism and Hermeticism.