Small Temple at Medinet Habu
Image
Description:
Bee
Phonogram:
bit
Sign No.:
L2
Date:
18th DynastyNew Kingdom
Type:
Temple
Provenance:
Medinet Habu, Small Amun Temple, Thebes
Technique
Appearance:
FinishedPolychromeRelief
Colors:
BlackBlueOrangeRedWhiteYellow
Stylistic notes:
The sign shows the Honey bee (Apis mellifera).
Color notes:
The coloring of the animal is naturalistic. The head, upper thorax, and antennae are blue, the wings yellow with red lines giving the impression of orange, the lower thorax is white, the abdomen is orange with black stripes, the legs are black.
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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. 137c.