SkillBuilder discussion Using historical sources 1. Analyse the mourners’ body language. What emotions are shown? 2. Describe their clothing and hairstyles. What do these suggest about their role? 3. Interpret this scene’s importance in Egyptian burial practices.
SOURCE6 Mourners painted on the tomb of the vizier Ramoseh
SkillBuilder discussion Using historical sources 1. Describe Merseankh and Raherka’s posture and expressions. What do they show about their relationship? 2. Identify Raherka’s clothing and hairstyle. What do they reveal about Egyptian men’s fashion? 3. Examine the material and style. How do they reþect Egyptian art?
SOURCE7 A painted limestone statue of Merseankh and her husband Raherka, from around 2500–2350 BCE.
TOPIC3 Ancient Egypt 89
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