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Middle Kingdom
Nina de Garis Davies
Norman de Garis Davies
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Title: Detail of a Griffin, Tomb of Khety
Artist:
Nina de Garis Davies (1881–1965) or
Artist:
Norman de Garis Davies (1865–1941)
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Date: ca. 2140–1991 B.C.
Geography: Original from Egypt, Middle Egypt, Beni Hasan, Tomb of Kheti (Tomb 17), MMA graphic expedition 1931
Medium: Tempera on paper
Dimensions: facsimile: h. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in); w. 45.3 cm (17 13/16 in); scale1:1; framed: h. 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in); w. 36.2 cm (14 1/4 in)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1933
Accession Number: 33.8.14
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