Fresco, Tomb of Khnumhotep II, Beni Hasan, Egypt

Khnumhotep II hunting with bow and arrow in the desert, surrounded by other hunting and fowling scenes, fresco, c. 1900 BC, detail from the north wall of the tomb of Khnumhotep II, Overseer of the Eastern Desert under pharaohs Amenemhat II and Senusret II, 12th dynasty, Middle Kingdom, at the necropolis of Beni Hasan, Egypt. This scene symbolises the power of the king the bring order over the chaos of the desert. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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