Harvest scene from the tomb of Seshem-nefer IV
PELIZAEUS-MUSEUM
Inv.no. 3191
Dating: 6TH DYNASTY ± 2297-2166
Site: GIZA NECROPOLIS
Category: RELIEF
Materials: LIMESTONE
Technique: HIGH RELIEF, PAINTED

Height: 84.5 cm
Width: 100.5 cm
Depth: 10.5 cm

Harvest scene from the tomb of Seshem-nefer IV
This harvest scene is composed of three wall segments. The bottom register shows the transport of large sacks of barley to the threshing floor. To the right are two labourers who pile up the goods. The middle register has scenes of the harvest of flax and barley, carried out with sickles. To the right is an overseer inspecting the work's progress. The uppermost register continued the agricultural theme, but this has now all but disappeared.