Griffith Institute w&d 167 | Agricultural scene
Artist
Rosalind F. E. Paget, not signed but credited "R.F.E.P." on plate v of El Bersheh ii.
Date
Not dated, probably 1893 or 1894.
Site
Deir el-Bersha.
Tomb of Djehutinakht. Dynasty XII.
Deir el-Bersha.
Tomb of Djehutinakht. Dynasty XII.
Description
Relief fragment with remains of agricultural scene.
From scene: Remains of three registers of agricultural scenes before Djehutinakht with attendants.
Relief fragment with remains of agricultural scene.
From scene: Remains of three registers of agricultural scenes before Djehutinakht with attendants.
Technical data
Watercolour.
670 mm x 527 mm.
Annotations:
On watercolour, verso,
'El Bersheh II'; 'Plate V. fig 3.'.
Watercolour.
670 mm x 527 mm.
Annotations:
On watercolour, verso,
'El Bersheh II'; 'Plate V. fig 3.'.
Griffith Institute w&d
167
167
Publications
See PM iv.177(5) | TopBib 409-060-010-010; GI w&d Deir el-Bersha Project; Griffith, F. L. & Newberry, P. E. El Bersheh ii [1895], 22 pls. v [lower], viii [12]; De Meyer, M. & Cortebeeck, K. Djehoetihotep. 100 jaar opgravingen in Egypte | Djehoutihotep. 100 ans de fouilles en Égypte (2015), 77 fig. 43 (Griffith Institute w&d 167).
See PM iv.177(5) | TopBib 409-060-010-010; GI w&d Deir el-Bersha Project; Griffith, F. L. & Newberry, P. E. El Bersheh ii [1895], 22 pls. v [lower], viii [12]; De Meyer, M. & Cortebeeck, K. Djehoetihotep. 100 jaar opgravingen in Egypte | Djehoutihotep. 100 ans de fouilles en Égypte (2015), 77 fig. 43 (Griffith Institute w&d 167).
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![viii [12]](http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/archive/GI-watercolours/images/Griffith_and_Newberry_El_Bersheh_ii_pl_viii_withGIwd.jpg){kind=link}
This fragment of painted relief from the tomb of Djehutinakht at Deir el-Bersha illustrates three agricultural activities associated with the planting season. From the right, the heads of a team of oxen [pulling a plough]; in the centre, a worker bent in effort tilling the soil; and on the left, a man is sowing seed by scooping it by the handful from a basket tucked under his arm. This detail comes from the south wall of Djehutinakht's Hall which shows him inspecting several registers of agriculture activities arranged by season. This fragment was presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund (now the Egypt Exploration Society) in 1894 to the British Museum in London (EA 1152).
Photography Jenni Navratil, assisted by Hana Navratilova
Editing and web pages Elizabeth Fleming, assisted by Francisco Bosch-Puche & Cat Warsi.