Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari

Description:

Pintail duck

Phonogram:

sA

Sign No.:

G39

Type:

Provenance:

Deir el-Bahari, Thebes

Appearance:

Color notes:

Red lower and black upper outline; head brown/red; beak yellow; breast and underpart white; body blue/green; upper wing yellow with black stripes, lower wing red with pink stripes; tail yellow; legs and feet black.

Stylistic Notes:

The sign shows a Pintail duck (Dafila acuta).

Image source:

Personal Photograph ©Dominique Navarro, 2018