Nebamun Receiving Wine
The facsimile here shows the right part of one large banquet scene (for the left part see 30.4.105). On the right, the largest figure depicts the deceased, the sculptor Nebamun, with his immediate family members, while other attendees are featured in smaller sizes to the left. Standing before him is a female figure—Henutnefret, his wife or sister—who hands him a bowl of wine with the words "Drink and make a happy day!" Attendees often consumed an excessive amount of alcohol during these celebrations.
Artwork Details
- Title: Nebamun Receiving Wine
- Artist: Nina de Garis Davies (1881–1965)
- Period: Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: reign of Amenhotep III–Akhenaten
- Date: 1916; original ca. 1386–1330 BCE
- Geography: Original from Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, el-Khokha, Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky (TT181)
- Medium: Tempera on paper
- Dimensions: Facsimile: H. 92 × W. 64.5 cm (36 1/4 × 25 3/8 in.); Scale: 1:1; Frame: H. 95.4 × W. 67.6 cm (37 9/16 × 26 5/8 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.4.106
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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