Original EGYPT Meidum Geese Old VINTAGE PHAROAHS PAPYRUS SPHYNX SQ. SAMMAN ART.
Very Elegant Egyptian Artwork! Great for any collection, great as a present for every occasion, highly decorative for your home! Just a beautiful piece - don't miss this one.
This papyrus copies a detail of a painting from the early Dynasty 4 tomb of Nefermaat and Itet at Meidum, the original of which is now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo (Cairo CG 1742).
The geese were once part of a larger scene found on the north wall in the tomb chapel of Itet, the wife of the vizier Nefermaat, and likely the daughter-in-law of King Snefru. The geese were depicted below a scene showing men trapping birds in a clap net and offering them to the tomb’s owner.
This papyrus shows an extraordinary quality of the hand made tempera painting. The artist took great care in rendering the colors and textures of the birds’ feathers.
Because of the bright light of the flash and the gloss of the painting there is some glare in the image that does not appear in the actual picture; please ignore it, colors are vibrant and close to reality!