Ceiling Fragment Depicting Pigeons in Flight, Ancient Egypt

Ceiling Fragment Depicting Pigeons in Flight

Ceiling Fragment Depicting Pigeons in Flight (museum title)

Ancient Egypt (21st century BCE-3rd century CE)

Movement: Ancient Egyptian art
Date: c. 1386–1347 BCE
Medium: Paint on mud plaster
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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