Module 2: Describe What You See

Raised Hieroglyphs on White Chapel of Senusret I at Kanark (Middle Kingdom) 

Dr. Amy Calvert, "Ancient Egyptian art," in Smarthistory, August 8, 2015, accessed September 4, 2021, https://smarthistory.org/ancient-egyptian-art/. 

 

      This image depicts raised hieroglyphs on a stone. They're large with texture etched onto them. On top, there's a vulture that is facing to the side. It has a small head and beak with a big eye. It's hunched over, with large wings covering its torso. Its legs are going straight down, and it has flat claws. The wings have a texture of circles and rectangles for the effect of feathers.

    The next hieroglyph is besides the vulture. Simply put, it's a half-circle. It's small and sits right next to the vulture's torso. Below that is a slug. The slug is long, and its length is as long as the vulture and half-circle combined. There is an oval for the head, with two small round ovals coming off the top for feelers. Its body stretches to the left, and is etched with small dots on the body and lines on the bottom.

    Below that is two more hieroglyphs. On the left is a typical bird. It has a round head and small beak with a round eye. Its body is rectangular and tapers off at the end for the tail. Its legs bend and go down to its stretched, flat feet. There are circular shapes all over its body. To the right is a figure- think a rounded comb with legs of a human. The back of the 'comb' leads downwards to a leg. The 'bristles' have lines and cuts off at the bottom, revealing another leg that's leaning forwards.