Obeliscus Aegyptiacus (1666) - Page 12

Hieroglyphic Schema exhibiting the idea of the Book.

A complex hieroglyphic and symbolic arrangement. At the top is a winged solar disk or uraeus-like symbol with two serpents. Below this is a central figure of a mummiform or veiled deity (possibly Isis or a personification of Nature) with a radiant headdress, holding a bird (likely a hawk or phoenix) against its chest.

To the left of the central figure is a circular medallion containing a scorpion above a reclining figure or animal. To the right is another circular medallion containing a scarab beetle surrounded by Greek or pseudo-Greek characters.

At the bottom is a large geometric diagram consisting of a circle containing a decagram (ten-pointed star) formed by overlapping triangles, with a single small triangle at the absolute center.