Fishermen drawing a net

Middle Kingdom

ca. 2051–2000 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 107

These eleven fragments come from a vignette depicting six men fishing with a seine. They stand on one register line, holding the rope with which they are pulling the net forward. Below them, a small part of the net full of fish is preserved.

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Title: Fishermen drawing a net
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II
Date: ca. 2051–2000 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Khety (TT 311, MMA 508), MMA excavations, 1922–23/1926–27
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 31 × W. 67 cm (12 3/16 × 26 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.3.354h
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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