fragment relief

Fragment of a painted relief from the south wall of the ambulatory of the funerary temple of King Mentuhotep II at Thebes, depicting a jackal raiding a bird's nest, while the parent bird attacks from above. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Pharaonic-11th Dynasty. Date/Period: Middle Kingdom, c. 2033 - 1982 BC. Place of Origin: Deir el-Bahri, Thebes. Material Size: limestone. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge . Location: 70A.