Medinet Habu Temple

Image

Description:
Bee
Phonogram:
bit
Sign No.:
L2
Date:
New Kingdom
Type:
Temple
Provenance:
Thebes

Technique

Appearance:
PolychromeRelief
Colors:
BlackBlueRedYellow
Stylistic notes:
The sign shows the Honey bee (Apis melifera).
Color notes:
Rear yellow with red outline and red stripes, thorax blue and white above the legs, wings yellow with red stripes, legs black, antennae white?
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Image source:
Personal Photograph ©Dominique Navarro, 2012