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Tomb of Ti, Saqqara, [Egypt], painted limestone relief, Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt.
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Tomb of Ti, Saqqara, [Egypt], painted limestone relief, Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt.
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Title
Tomb
of
Ti
,
Saqqara
,
[Egypt]
,
painted
limestone
relief
,
Ti
Watching
a
Hippopotamus
Hunt
.
Date
2510-2460 BCE?
Cultural Context
Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian
African
North African
Middle Eastern
Style/Period
Egyptian (ancient)
Old Kingdom (Egyptian)
Fifth Dynasty
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Buildings
Funerary buildings
Monuments
Memorials
Tombs
Mastabas (tombs)
Royal tombs
Ceremonial structures
Sculpture (visual work)
Reliefs (sculptures)
Bas-reliefs (sculpture)
Scenes (depictions)
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Composite views
Men (male humans)
Government employees
Public officers
Officers (administrators)
Administrators
Hunters (people)
Hunting
Recreation
Hunting spears
Spears (weapons)
Staff weapons
Edged weapons
Weapons
Costume (mode of fashion)
Loincloths
Kilts
Shendyts
Wild animals
Wildlife
Animals
Birds
Hippopotamus (genus)
Fish
Rivers
Marshes
Wetlands
Bodies of water
Nature
Flowers (plants)
Plants (vegetation)
Vegetation
Stylization
Boats
Watercraft
Vehicles (transportation)
Eye-level views
Subject
Architecture
Buildings
Funerary facilities
Monuments
Monuments & memorials
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Sculpture
Bas-reliefs
Men
Government employees
Government officials
People associated with politics & government
Hunting
Recreation
Fishing & hunting gear
Spears
Clothing & dress
Animals
Hippopotamuses
Fish
Crocodiles
Reptiles
Birds
Rivers
Bodies of water
Wetlands
Nature
Flowers
Plants
Boats
Vessels
People Pictured
Ti, Egyptian government official, Fifth Dynasty
Location Depicted
Saqqâra (Egypt)
Egypt
Material
Painted limestone
Stone (rock)
Limestone
Rock
Paint
Measurements
Height approx. 45" (114.3 cm)
Technique
Sculpting
Carving (processes)
Relief (sculpture techniques)
Bas-relief (sculpture technique)
Work Type
Sculpture
Reliefs (sculptures)
Bas-reliefs (sculpture)
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Source
Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (fig.3-18, p.108)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: Hirmer Fotoarchiv, Munich.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
338-25.jpg
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