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The Viceroy's Boat, Tomb of Huy

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
1926–27; original ca. 1347–1318 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 135
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 30.4.20.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Viceroy's Boat, 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: 1926–27; original ca. 1347–1318 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: Facsimile H. 111.3 cm (43 12/16); w. 111.3 cm (43 12/16 in)
    scale 1:1
    Framed H. 1.149 m (45 1/4 in); w. 1.149 m (45 1/4 in); 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.4.19
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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Stela of the royal scribe Amunnakht praising the divine barque of Amun-Re, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands, Limestone, pigment
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1907–1908; original ca. 1427–1396 BCE
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