Tomb of Userhat (TT 56)
Image
Description:
Owl
Phonogram:
m
Sign No.:
G17
Date:
18th DynastyNew Kingdom
Type:
Tomb
Provenance:
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Thebes
Technique
Appearance:
FinishedPolychrome
Colors:
BlueRedWhiteYellow
Stylistic notes:
The sign shows the Barn owl (Tyto alba).
Color notes:
Red outline; face white; top of head yellow with red feathers?; red eyes; blue eyebrows, ears and bill; yellow wing with blue lines; white breast and underparts with blue tips; yellow legs.
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Image source:
Personal Photograph ©Krisztian Vertes, 2022