Fig. 6-12. Ancient Egyptian garden scenes.
E. Formal Egyptian garden. The lotus pool, on which the statue of the vizier Rekhmire is being towed in a boat, is faced at one end by a pavilion or summerhouse. Around the pool grow doum palms, date palms, acacias, and other trees and shrubs. From the tomb of Rekhmire at Thebes, ca. 1450 BCE.
Source: Singer et al., 1954, Fig. 361.