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Dr
Yvonne
Harpur
Linacre College, Oxford
St. Cross Road
Oxford
OX1 3JA
England
This section provides descriptive lists of scene types in the database. The table below represents scenes relating to your chosen theme '1. Marsh-related activities'. A representative drawing of a specific scene can be opened by clicking on the 'view' button in the column labelled 'Drawings'. Similarly, you can query which tombs feature a specific scene by clicking on the 'query' button found in the column labelled 'Tombs'. Alternatively, you may wish progress to view details relating to a specific scene by clicking the link under the 'Scene types' column. NOTE: Scene types that do not currently contain a further level of details will not be linked in this way.
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1.1. Spear-fishing and/or fowling scene |
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1.2. Pleasure cruise in a marsh |
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1.3. 'Papyrus-pulling' scene and its derivatives |
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1.4. Unidentified marsh scene with details of life in a papyrus-thicket or a marsh |
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1.5. Hippopotamus hunt |
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1.6. Fauna and flora in a papyrus thicket | query | |
1.7. Cattle fording a canal or stream |
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1.8. Fighting boatmen |
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1.9. Boatmen returning peacefully from a trip in the marshes |
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1.10. Men gathering reeds or lotuses in a marsh (excluding artificial pools) |
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1.11. Papyrus gatherers and carriers |
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1.12. Papyrus boat construction |
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1.13. Clapnet or bird-trapping scene |
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1.14. Workers placing captured marsh birds in cages |
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1.15. Dragnet or seine-netting scene |
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1.16. Fishing with a large net, set from boats |
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1.17. Fishing with a funnel trap |
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1.18. Fishing with a rounded basket trap, or carrying fish in a basket trap |
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1.19. Fishing with a hand-held net |
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1.20. Boatmen spear-fishing in a marsh (excluding the major figure) |
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1.21. Angling from a boat |
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1.22. Fish-gutter cleaning a recent catch of fish |
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1.23. Fish-bearer(s) |
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1.24. Fishermen registering their catch for distribution by scribes |
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1.25. Mat-making scene |
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1.26. Rope-making scene |
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1.27. Net-making or repairing a net |
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1.28. Drying a fishing net after use |
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