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Relief Fragment Depicting Fowling in the Marshes

A work made of limestone with traces of pigment.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of limestone with traces of pigment.

Date:

First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 10, about 2050 BCE

Artist:

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

About this artwork

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.

Status

On View, Gallery 50

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Title

Relief Fragment Depicting Fowling in the Marshes

Place

Saqqara (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

2186 BCE–2061 BCE

Medium

Limestone with traces of pigment

Inscriptions

"The sealbearer of the King of Lower Egypt, Sole Companion, Overseer of Troops, the revered one Ipi."

Dimensions

20.3 × 35.5 × 7.5 cm (8 × 14 × 3 in.)

Credit Line

W. Moses Willner Fund

Reference Number

1910.230

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