Image code: 30680

Hunting and fishing scene in the marshes

Hunting scene in the marshes. Left: on a papyrus boat are: Menna, with wild birds in her left hand and a throwing stick in her right; a woman with a long wig, in an attitude of veneration, holding lotus flowers; a maiden with her torso and head turned backwards carrying ducks and lotus flowers; a nude female figure, between Menna's feet, who is plucking a lotus bud from the water below; a male figure in a skirt and shaven head holding three ducks. To the right: on a papyrus boat are: Menna, who is harpooning fish; a woman holding lotus blossoms; a kneeling female figure, between Menna's feet, holding a calf; a male figure with a skirt and shaved head. In the water are fish, lotus flowers and a crocodile. In the centre of the scene: papyrus reeds with wild ducks, nests and eggs. Lower register: procession of offerers.

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