Papyrus Large-Size - Goddess Maat painted
Hand-painted natural papyrus with motif - natural edge - approx. 27 × 54 cm
The goddess Maat is depicted as a woman with an ostrich feather on her head. The feather is also the symbol of the goddess.
We find it difficult to translate the term "Maat", it can best be summarised as truth, justice and moral righteousness. She was considered the daughter of Re and appeared, among other things, in her manifestation of Tefnut as the eye of Re. Her symbol as well as her name hieroglyph is the feather, which is also the symbol for the world order as a whole.
One of the pharaoh's most important tasks was to maintain the Maat and thereby stabilise Egypt. It therefore had to be constantly renewed and preserved. On temple walls, the pharaoh offers an image of the goddess to the most important gods. In this way he preserves the Maat and, as the "food of the gods", he also gives them everything they need to live. So the gods, too, can only live from the Maat.
Our papyrus offer
We offer you light, ochre-coloured natural papyrus from Egypt. You can choose from various hand-laid formats. The design possibilities with papyrus are manifold. You can write on it, paint it or print on it; you can use ink, fibre pens, water-based or tempera paints.
Papyrus is a natural product
In the Nile Delta, papyrus leaves are still produced in the traditional way. Families in the countryside harvest the papyrus stems, which can be up to 6 metres high, and process the raw material into papyrus leaves with great skill. Carefully made papyrus leaves are produced in several steps, which always have an individual, handcrafted character.
Fair trade with Egypt
PGI buys Egyptian products directly from the producer. This allows us to bypass dealer stations and offer our customers favourable prices. But the Egyptian producers also benefit from this direct marketing, they achieve much higher prices for their products. We regularly visit our partners in Egypt and discuss the upcoming needs on site.