. Ancient Egypt. Egyptology. iconoclasts' wrath onto it as well. Trappiiif^ hircis in the sn'ciittp can be seen at the bottom right side of the lo\\'er register: a man, who had hidden nearby, sig- nals his partners lo draw shut a net placed in one ol tlie birds' lavoriie pools. Tlie tians preti-rred to domesticate birds that sur- nved ca|>ture in this wav, but the less fiirlii- nate victims are seen being plucked and gut- ted on the left. Above this we see two episodes oi'i'itiniltiire: an elderly \inlncr, ac- companied bv his vounger assistant, selects the best bunches of grapes t()
. Ancient Egypt. Egyptology. iconoclasts' wrath onto it as well. Trappiiif^ hircis in the sn'ciittp can be seen at the bottom right side of the lo\\'er register: a man, who had hidden nearby, sig- nals his partners lo draw shut a net placed in one ol tlie birds' lavoriie pools. Tlie tians preti-rred to domesticate birds that sur- nved ca|>ture in this wav, but the less fiirlii- nate victims are seen being plucked and gut- ted on the left. Above this we see two episodes oi'i'itiniltiire: an elderly \inlncr, ac- companied bv his vounger assistant, selects the best bunches of grapes t()r wine-making and then supervises the treading ol the grapes on the lett. The final outcome of the process is suggested b\' the linir jugs of wine, already with their sealed clay stoppers, abo\e llie master \intner's head. At the opposite end, as in the register above, we see Nakht and his ladv "seated in a kiosk in order to watcli the things of Lower ; \ Wall E One ol the final at the tomb \\;is llie funeral banquet. To the i;gv|)lians, the con- tinuing close lies between llie living and the dead was nol oiih' heahin- but necessan" onlv thus would the lamih' kee|i a sense of its historic idenlilw reintiirced bv the vearlv visits lo the tombs during the Feast of the Valley and by the upkeep of the family mor- luaiT cults. It was for liiis |)urpose that the deceased "sliared" a final meal with their families, and this was also wliv llie familv continued lo be present throughout elernitv on the walls of the lomb. While a good pari ol llie banquel scene has been destroved, its principal lealures can be easilv made out. As usual, lliere are two registers, and in eacli one. at ihe nghl WALL E. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Field Museum of N
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