Tomb of Userhat (TT 56)
Description:
Ornamental 'chevaux de frise' on tops of walls (cf. O11) (sometimes written horizontally)
Sign No.:
Aa30
Date:
Type:
Provenance:
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Thebes
Appearance:
Color notes:
The stem in the middle of the sign is green, the rope(?) tying it together is yellow with a red outline.
Stylistic Notes:
The sign represents the Kheker frieze, a series of reed or plant stems tied together at the tops and gathered in again close above the base, below which they spread out once more. Another suggestion is that it represents the fringe or tassel of a carpet or mat, the roundel above the base being a knot.
Image source:
Personal Photograph ©Krisztian Vertes, 2022