TT31, the tomb of Khonsu , also called To (or Ta) .in the valley of the nobles -luxor -thebes

 

The ceiling 

 The soffit/ceiling  is original: instead of the usual geometric pattern, it is decorated with flying birds, with their wings expanded, on a yellow background. The birds are light blue, with traces of white and red legs. The entry of the tombs, not being tightly closed, made it possible that the theme was about a simple transposition of the reality, but the idea of a link with the Ba-bird ("the soul" of the deceased) leaving the tomb to go out into the day, was certainly not displeasing to Khonsu, who made two of these unusual ceiling images, containing flying birds, in his tomb. The panel is surrounded by a chequered border of blue, red, blue and green squares.