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A work made of limestone with traces of pigment.

Relief Fragment Depicting Ipi and Fowling in the Marshes

First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 10, about 2050 BCE

Egyptian; Saqqara, Teti Pyramid Cemetery, offering niche of Ipi

Saqqara

This lively scene depicts two men hiding behind a reed blind and pulling closed a clap net to snare birds. Four birds, which have escaped the net, fly from the pond in which lotus flowers and lotus pads float. Below, Ipi (the tomb’s owner) surveys other activities on his estate. His name and titles are written in hieroglyphs over his head.

Limestone with traces of pigment

Arts of Africa