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Amenhotep III and his Mother, Mutemwia, in a Kiosk

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
1914; original ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 135
This facsimile painting copies the focal point of an offering scene in the tomb of an official (TT 226) at Thebes. It represents Amenhotep III enthroned beneath a kiosk. The king's mother Mutemwia stands behind him. Beneath the kiosk is a row of foreignors from Nubia and western Asia who praise the king with upraised arms. The name of the tomb owner is not preserved.

The facsimile was painted at the tomb in 1914 by Nina deGaris Davis for the Graphic Section of the Museum's Egyptian Expedition.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Amenhotep III and his Mother, Mutemwia, in a Kiosk
  • Artist: Nina de Garis Davies (1881–1965)
  • Period: Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
  • Date: 1914; original ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
  • Geography: Original from Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb TT 226
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: Facsimile H. 232.9 cm (91 11/16 in.); W. 162.6 cm (64 in.)
    Scale 1:1
    Framed: H. 2.35 m (92 1/2 in.); W. 1.64 m (64 3/4 in.); Th. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915
  • Object Number: 15.5.1
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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