Fresco, Tomb of Khnumhotep II, Beni Hasan, Egypt

Khnumhotep II hunting water birds in the marshes by trapping them in a cage, fresco, c. 1900 BC, detail from above the shrine entrance on the east 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. The hunting scenes provide protection in the afterlife and guarantee rebirth. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian Beni-hassan Burial Site Color Image East Wall Fowling Hieroglyph Hieroglyphic Necropolis North Africa North African Rock-cut Wall Painting

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