top of page
< Back

Fighting With Sticks

Reproduction of a stone block from the Pyramid causeway of King Sahure showing soldiers training in the art of stick fighting.

Fighting With Sticks

At 4,500 years old, this is one of the earliest depictions in ancient Egypt of soldiers being trained. Each pair consists of a student in a loincloth practising against an instructor in a kilt. The hieroglyphics show the instructor's words of encouragement and direction.

Reproduction Details

Object Type

Date

Findspot

Current Location

People Depicted

Deities Depicted

Art Ref

Wall Relief

Dynasty 05, Old Kingdom

Pyramid of Sahure, Saqqara Necropolis

Saqqara Necropolis

DP107

bottom of page