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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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 18). Egyptian Painting of Syrian Bears. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11217/egyptian-painting-of-syrian-bears/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Painting of Syrian Bears." World History Encyclopedia, September 18, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11217/egyptian-painting-of-syrian-bears/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Painting of Syrian Bears." World History Encyclopedia, 18 Sep 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11217/egyptian-painting-of-syrian-bears/.
