Tomb of Djehutymes (TT 295)

Description:

Sacred ibis on the standard R12

Sign No.:

G26

Type:

Provenance:

El-Khokha, Thebes

Appearance:

Colors:

Color notes:

The bird has red outline, green face and neck, black head and bill (faded), white body and wing, black tip of wing and feet (faded). The standard is red, representing wood, with a white appendage at the front.

Stylistic Notes:

The sign shows the African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus).

Image source:

Personal Photograph ©Krisztian Vertes, 2022