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Date Posted: 12:59:52 05/04/08 Sun
Author: Ian
Author Host/IP: cpc2-darl1-0-0-cust371.midd.cable.ntl.com / 86.3.229.116
Subject: Re: all your questions are here..
In reply to: JC 's message, "all your questions are here.." on 05:37:21 05/03/08 Sat

Yes, as I thought, a bird..."Most Egyptologists think that the artifact is a bird with outstretched wings, though the tail is quite dissimilar to any known bird's tail. Though it is not apparent in the accompanying photographs, painted details of the eyes and beak are still observable on the model. There also remains a bit of paint on the upper edge of the tail, and it is possible that more detail was originally provided but has worn away over time. There is also a graceful curve on the bottom of the model delineating the anatomical transition of the body to the head and the tail, very much in the manner of a bird in flight. But there is still the matter of the peculiar shape of the tail.

Below are details of the tops of the masts from three reliefs depicting boats, all used in the Opet festivals. The first is the masthead of a boat of Ramesses III, the second is the mast of a boat in the reign of Herihor, and the third is the masthead of the ship of state Mery Amun. All of these reliefs are found in the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak and date to the late New Kingdom."

Ian

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