Hunting In The Marshes, Fishing

Menna leans forward slightly, both hands clutching a long harpoon that he has speared two enormous fish with. He’s dressed in a pleated white kilt with a long semi-transparent over-garment that overlaps at the front. His wrists are adorned with a multicoloured necklace and bracelets. His left foot (in the back) is up on its toes as he stands astride, emphasising his motion. His face has been intentionally obliterated.
His wife, whose body has been harmed (but not her face), is dressed in her customary long white gown. Her large necklace and arm jewellery can still be seen on her.Her gold earring peek out from beneath her black wig, which is held in place by a decorative band with a lotus button in the front. Her right arm, which passes behind him, physically supports her husband. She has three lotus flowers, a bloom, and two buttons in her left hand. A young woman, most likely one of Menna’s kids, kneels between his knees. Her face has been obliterated as well. She is dressed and ornamented in the same manner as her mother. She clutches her father’s right leg in her right hand, while holding a single lotus bloom in her left. A young man, most likely one of his sons, stands in front of the craft. He is simply dressed in a short white kilt, He has shaved his head. he has a duck in his left hand and a lotus flower in his right.

Object Details

Hunting In The Marshes, Fishing

New Kingdom

Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III

1386 to 1349 B.C.

Egypt, Luxor, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis on the west bank of the Nile

Tomb of Menna, TT69

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