It was depicted in art on the walls of tombs , and figured in funerary texts , as a protective symbol against snakes .
The pelican ( henet in Egyptian ) was associated in Ancient Egypt with death and the afterlife .
It was depicted in art on the walls of tombs , and figured in funerary texts , as a protective symbol against snakes .
The pelican ( henet in Egyptian ) was associated in Ancient Egypt with death and the afterlife .