Tomb of Horemheb (KV 57)

Description:

Pintail duck

Phonogram:

sA

Sign No.:

G39

Type:

Provenance:

Valley of the Kings, Thebes

Appearance:

Color notes:

Black outline, red head, white beak, black eye, breast and underpart white, body blue with black markings, wing yellow with black markings, tail red with black stripes, legs and feet black.

Stylistic Notes:

The sign shows a Pintail duck (Dafila acuta).

Image source:

Tiradritti, Francesco: Egyptian Wall Painting (2008), p. 46-47.