Tomb of Nebamun (TT 179)
Description:
Owl
Phonogram:
m
Sign No.:
G17
Date:
Type:
Provenance:
El-Khokha, Thebes
Appearance:
Color notes:
Red outline, yellow top of head, white face, red eyes with black pupils, black eyebrows, ears and beard, white breast with black markings, yellow wing with black wavy lines, yellow legs.
Stylistic Notes:
The sign shows the Barn owl (Tyto alba).
Image source:
South Khokha Project, Hungarian Archaeological Mission