Tomb of Seti I (KV 17)

Image

Description:
Pintail duck
Phonogram:
sA
Sign No.:
G39
Date:
New KingdomRamesside
Type:
Tomb
Provenance:
Valley of the Kings, Thebes

Technique

Appearance:
FinishedPolychromeRelief
Colors:
BlackBlueRedWhiteYellow
Stylistic notes:
The sign shows a Pintail duck (Dafila acuta).
Color notes:
Black outline, red head, blue (?) 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.
Image source:
The British Museum
(https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA5602)