Egyptian Painting of Syrian Bears (Illustration)

Illustration

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 18 September 2019

Egyptian Painting of Syrian Bears — This painted limestone fragment came from the mortuary temple of the Egyptian Pharaoh Sahure at Abusir, Egypt. It depicts Syrian bears and a vessel (possibly tributary). Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, 2496-2483 BCE. On display at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany.

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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 18). Egyptian Painting of Syrian Bears. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/11217/

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Egyptian Painting of Syrian Bears