Hunting scene from tomb-chapel of Nakht

Hunting scene from tomb-chapel of Nakht

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Two paintings in wooden frames, both uneven shapes because the edges are missing. Frames numbered 169 (left hand side is outside image) on the right and frame 170 to the right in the foreground of the image. Number 170 painting of swamp hunting in a reed boat. Painting in frame 170 depicts man, a hunter, wearing loincloth standing on reed boat, holding a curved stick in his raised hand. There is a smaller person squatting between his legs. Painting has reeds and some waterbirds on the left-hand side, and a smaller human figure on the right. Number 169 shows animals resembling cows being herded.

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Glass plate negative