How is the theme of continuity and stability of culture evident in this image?
a) The composite view of figures despite mixed ethnicities reflects older Egyptian pictorial conventions.
b) The visual space filled with figures and objects reads left to right in the tradition of pictorial narrative.
c) Ostrich feathers prominent in the headdresses of multiple figures foretell the ritual of the Last Judgment in Egyptian belief.
d) The predominance of white dresses and wraps clothing the figures bringing tributes references the Egyptian ritual of mummification.
Answer: a
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