
by Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1350
This fragment from the Tomb of Nebamun (c. 1350 BC) shows an Egyptian official hunting birds in the papyrus marshes of the Nile. Nebamun stands on a small boat, holding three herons in one hand while his cat catches birds mid-flight. His wife and daughter accompany him, dressed in fine linen and heavy jewelry.
The scene bursts with life in ways unusual for Egyptian tomb painting. The cat's tabby markings, the fish in the water, the butterflies above the reeds: every detail is observed with care. The composition follows Egyptian conventions (figures shown in profile, important people larger) but the energy and color feel modern.
These paintings were hacked from the tomb wall around 1820 and sold to the British Museum in London, where they remain among the most famous examples of ancient Egyptian art. The tomb's exact location in the Theban necropolis has been lost.

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