Symbol of Horus from Oedipus Aegyptiacus

This circular woodcut print features a bald, stylized male figure standing in profile facing left. The figure wears a textured, net-like garment covering his body and has a curved, hook-like object protruding from his back near the shoulder. He holds a tall, vertical staff in his hands, which is topped with the head of an animal, possibly a hawk, representing Horus. The background is simple and enclosed within a thick circular border.

This image originates from Athanasius Kircher's 1652 work 'Oedipus Aegyptiacus', a massive study that attempted to decode Egyptian hieroglyphs as vehicles for universal Hermetic and theological truth. Kircher's interpretations were foundational to the early modern European fascination with Egyptology and esoteric symbolism.