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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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