Scene of Fishing and Fowling ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period At the right, the bud, flower and round leaf of lily plants float on a background of zigzag lines representing water. A large fish swims in the water. A flat space alongside the pond ending with a double edge indicates the rim of the pond. To the left of the scene, a large tilapia fish and a pintail duck are carried on a spear that is held by the figure whose head emerges just above the lower left bottom edge.This pool belongs to a scene of the king hunting as discussed by W. Raymond Johnson in the curatorial interpretation. The king, seated on a stool with the queen crouching at his feet, hunts in a in a wetland surrounding a small rectangular artificial pond. An attendant retrieves the game impaled on an arrow.This scene must have been a very large one in a temple or palace. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #3445. Scene of Fishing and Fowling Supported by Bloomberg Philant