Nefertari's
Luminous Egyptian-themed deck with brilliant reflective surfaces and Ramses mythology.
by Silvana Alasia · 2000
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Nerfertari's Tarot is an impressive tarot deck, fittingly subtitled 'The Light of Egypt: Ramses Bride'. Don't open it in full sun; you'll be blinded by the flashing light bouncing off the surface of the cards. Nefertari, according to the booklet, was known as the bride of Ramses II, Pharaoh of the XIX dynasty in ancient Egypt. The tarot deck named for her is, of course, Egyptian in art and symbology. It is a 78 card deck, and has scenes on all cards, not only the major arcana. This deck is also the luxury version of the Tarot of the Sphinx. Both decks by Silvana Alasia have the same ancient-looking artwork, but differ in base colours. The Sphinx deck uses blue borders and a white scene background; Nefertari's has black borders and gold foil instead. The effect of all the textured gold foil is very visually sumptuous. The aged-look Egyptian people and scenery evoke the mystery and luxury of life in the height of civilised Egypt. You need to see the cards in person to truly understand their lustre, as digitally scanned images do not catch the light in the same way and the cards look much duller. The cards themselves are rectangular, with slightly rough edges. I found it more difficul
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