Small Temple at Medinet Habu

Image

Description:
Column imitating a bundle of stalks tied together
Phonogram:
Dd
Sign No.:
R11
Date:
18th DynastyNew Kingdom
Type:
Temple
Provenance:
Small Amun Temple, Medinet Habu, Thebes

Technique

Appearance:
FinishedPolychromeRelief
Colors:
BlackBlueGreenRedYellow
Stylistic notes:
The sign depicts the Dd-pillar.
Color notes:
The pillar has alternating bands of blue, red, and green, the cross lines are yellow/orange, the top knob is perhaps red, the outline and stripes are black.
Image source:
The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications (OIP) Volume 136: Medinet Habu — Volume IX, The Eighteenth Dynasty Temple Part I, The Inner Sanctuaries, by The Epigraphic Survey. Pl. 138a.