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title: Hunting Scene with Ostriches & Ibexes
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11150/hunting-scene-with-ostriches--ibexes/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Hunting Scene with Ostriches & Ibexes

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Hunting Scene with Ostriches & Ibexes](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11150.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11150.jpg)

## Image Caption

Part of a hunting scene showing ostriches, ibexes, and a cub (upper register) and what appears to be a lizard and hunting dogs (lower register) in a hilly desert landscape. The upper part is the so-called Kheker Frieze. Hunting scenes were commonly depicted on walls of tombs, like this one. Sandstone, a fragment of a relief. From [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), precise provenance is unknown. [Middle Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Middle_Kingdom/), 12th dynasty, 1940-1750 BCE. It is on display the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 07). Hunting Scene with Ostriches & Ibexes. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11150/hunting-scene-with-ostriches--ibexes/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Hunting Scene with Ostriches & Ibexes." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 07, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11150/hunting-scene-with-ostriches--ibexes/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Hunting Scene with Ostriches & Ibexes." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11150/hunting-scene-with-ostriches--ibexes/>.

## License & Copyright

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