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| Keywords: Egyptian - Wall Fragment of Men with Bows - Walters 2298.jpg Walters 22 98 is a painted limestone fragment of wall relief from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri Three archers are at least partially visible Of the rear figure only his left arm with his hand clenched in a fist is visible crossing over the chest of the central figure All that is visible of the rear figure is part of his right shoulder and the upper section of his bow The figures form a line with the left arm of each man overlapping the right arm and chest of the man in front of him The central figure stands with his face turned in profile toward the right and it may be assumed that the others are posed in a similar manner His bow and quiver of arrows are held in his right hand and fall onto his right shoulder He wears a short cap-like wig with rectangular plaits His naturally shaped eye is wide open and overly large and his tear duct appears to be cutting into his nose His lips are sharply outlined and his nose is defined by a deep crease The flesh of the men is painted a dark reddish tone however a modern cleaning of this piece removed a significant portion of the pigment from the chest of the central figure between 1479 1460 BC New Kingdom limestone with red blue-white and black paint cm 14 2 accession number 22 98 40449 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown claimed from Luxor Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 Pharao siegt immer Krieg und Frieden im Alten Ägypten Pharaoh is Always Winning War and Peace in Ancient Egypt Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Hamm; Reiss-Engelhorn Museum Mannheim Mannheim; Hamburger Museum for Archaeology Helms Museum Hamburg 2004-2005 place of origin Deir el-Bahri present-day Western Thebes Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Reliefs from Hatshepsut Temple Ancient Egyptian art from Deir el-Bahari | ||||
