Relief from a scene of Mehu fishing

Originally, this fragment was part of a scene showing a judge named Mehu standing in a papyrus boat and spearing a fish. Such scenes were common in Old Kingdom tomb chapels, and probably had symbolic meaning, representing the tomb owner's mastery over the forces of nature. Mehu's yellow-painted spear is visible as a diagonal line across his chest. The well-preserved paint provides a good impression of the bright colors that once adorned most Egyptian relief.