Coffin of Khnumnakht
Description:
Sparrow (rounded tail)
Sign No.:
G37
Date:
Type:
Provenance:
Meir
Appearance:
Color notes:
Black upper body outline; pink face and body; black eye, beak, tail, details on wing, legs; red lower body outline.
Stylistic Notes:
The sign shows the House sparrow (Passer domesticus).
Image source:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544326)