ancientpeoples:[Spearing Fish] and [Marsh Scene with Cat and Birds], likely from the same compositio
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ancientpeoples:[Spearing Fish] and [Marsh Scene with Cat and Birds], likely from the same composition, c. 667-647 BCThebes, Egypt, Late Period, late Dynasty 25 to early Dynasty 26Limestone, Overall: 26.4 x 25.8 cm (10 3/8 x 10 1/8 in) and 38 x 41.7 cm (14 15/16 x 16 3/8 in)1) The spearing of fish against a conventionalized background of water–a classic subject of the painted reliefs found in tombs of the Pyramid Age. The papyrus thicket shown in the background is represented growing in perfect symmetry quite unlike the tangled riot of vegetation typical of the growing plant. Probably an exact copy of a detail of Dynasty V at Saqqara. It is likely that this relief comes from the same composition as 1949.498.2) In a great papyrus swamp a civet cat attacks a bird’s nest. Above are a hoopoe bird and a crane. Probably the mongoose was shown at the left attacking another nest. The scene is essentially copied from Old Kingdom work, but some details show New Kingdom influence.Source: Cleveland Museum of Art 1949.499 and 1949.498 -- source link