#ti watching a hippopotamus hunt

Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt, Saqqara, Egypt. 2450 BCE. Old Kingdom. 

• 4’ high; made of limestone
• depicts a higher member of society - Ti. was an official from the 5th dynasty. 
• old kingdom tombs featured narratives on walls for the amusement of the dead
• depicts a scene of daily life, hunting and agriculture. line/texture in the background alludes to the scene taking place in the marshes. the hunt is both literal and metaphorical; symbolic of good versus evil, human versus animal (bad behavior, inferior).