The private tomb of the royal tomb builder Pashedu, The deceased receives sacred water from the sycamore goddess. The tree, often depicted as a semi anthropomorphic figure is identified with the goddess hathor, lady of the sycamore, but also linked with other goddesses such as Isis and Nut. Egypt. Culture Ancient Egyptian. Period, 19th Dynasty, 1295 1186 BC, New Kingdom. Deir el Medina, West Thebes. Credit: Werner Forman Archive/ E. Strouhal