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Painted limestone relief from Giza tomb G 2423 of Mehu, dated to the 6th Dynasty. This is a small fragment of Mehu, a judge, wearing a false-beard and wig. He is holding a (yellow) harpoon for spearing fish in the marshes (a common scene in Old Kingdom and later tombs).

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Boston Museum of Fine Art.


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