Masthead Bird

ref.: July 20, 2000, "The Cairo Bird" (Troy Sagrillo, t.sagrillo@utoronto.ca)

Below pictures of birds found at the mastheads on the barks for the Opet festival represented in the temple of Khonsu. See:
The Epigraphic Survey. 1979. The Temple of Khonsu. Volume 1: Plates 1-110; Scenes of King Herihor in the Court, with Translations of Texts. Oriental Institute Publications 100. Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
First picture is a close up from Plate 22, submitted by Troy Sagrillo.

Then close ups from Plate 20, submitted by Richard Martin, who suggested a link with the 'Bird of Saqqara' (waenre@hotmail.com; July 18, 2000 "The Cairo Bird")


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