Sujet
Counting the geese: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Counting the geese: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, (no 2), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Showing a man herding geese with text above beginning 'do not rush with the birds'. Scenes of watching agricultural or field activities such as this were intended to convey the importance of the owner of the tomb, and thus to commemorate him in the Afterlife. From the British Museum's Collection.
Date
1355 av. J.-C.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon
Notre référence
HRM19B76_467
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,3Mo (2,3Mo) / 43,4cm x 29,0cm / 5129 x 3430 (300dpi)