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Boat Carrying Captives from Nubia, Tomb of Huy

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
A.D. 1922–23; original ca. 1353–1327 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 132
This facsimile painting copies a scene in the tomb of Amenhotep Huy (TT 40) at Thebes. Other parts of this scene are depicted in 30.4.18 and 30.4.19.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Boat Carrying Captives from Nubia, Tomb of Huy
  • Artist: Charles K. Wilkinson ca, 1926-1927
  • Period: Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: original Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Akhenaten–Tutankhamun
  • Date: A.D. 1922–23; original ca. 1353–1327 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: Facsimile: H. 32 × W. 71 cm (12 5/8 × 27 15/16 in.); Framed: H. 34 × W. 72.4 cm (13 3/8 × 28 1/2 in.); Scale. 1:1
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.4.20
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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