\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This fragment of a relief from a Theban tomb illustrates the various stages in the cultivation of grain. The lower level depicts the p
lowing of the fields. As the furrows are plowed, one of the men is sowing seed.\par
Above is set a scene of harvest: the men are wielding sickles, while gleaners are bending over to collect the ears that have fallen to the ground.\par
The upper level s
hows the threshing of the grain. This is carried in large wicker baskets to the platform where it will be threshed with a millstone turned by oxen.