HARVEST SCENES IN THE TOMB CHAPEL OF INENI (TT 81) AND IN THE QUEEN MARY PSALTER: SOME THOUGHTS ON RENDERING SPATIAL RELATIONS IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES AND THE FINDING OF PICTORIAL SOLUTIONS

The harvest scene in the Theban tomb chapel of Ineni (TT 81) differs from other New Kingdom renderings of the same motif in the way in which the spatial relations are represented. This observation forms the starting point for a closer look at this scene from three different hermeneutic angles. First, possible reasons for the pictorial solution chosen by the creator(s) of Ineni’s harvest scene are presented. Subsequently, the possibility that this scene has been inspired by similar cases from the Old Kingdom is examined. Finally, an unexpected medieval parallel serves as a reminder of the fact that very similar pictorial solutions can be found independently and repeatedly.