Painting of Geese of Meidum at Egyptian Museum
This part of a wall painting was
found in the mastaba of Nefermaat and his wife, Itet, at Meidum where it
decorated the lower part of one of the walls in the passage leading to
Itet's chapel.
The colors used here derived from natural materials: white from limestone, red from hematite, green from malachite. These materials were mixed with egg white.
The colors used here derived from natural materials: white from limestone, red from hematite, green from malachite. These materials were mixed with egg white.
The
panel shows three pairs of geese that are feeding on the grass. Three
of them are looking to the right side, while the others are looking to
the left side in a symmetrical arrangement.
The artist cleverly closed the scene off on both sides with two geese bending their heads down to pick up the grain from the grass.
The artist cleverly closed the scene off on both sides with two geese bending their heads down to pick up the grain from the grass.
Geese of Meidum pictures
