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Fragment of a Hunting Scene

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
1912; original ca. 1479–1425 BCE
Not on view
This facsimile painting copies a fragment of a hunting scene in the tomb of Mentuherkhepeshef (TT 20) in the Dra Abu el-Naga cemetery of WesternThebes. The original painting is now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo (JE 43367a, b). This portion of the hunting scenes shows parts of two arrows and the head of an antelope.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fragment of a Hunting Scene
  • Artist: Norman de Garis Davies (1865–1941)
  • Period: Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: original Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Thutmose III
  • Date: 1912; original ca. 1479–1425 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, MMA Graphic Section, 1912; Original from Dra Abu el-Naga, Tomb of Mentuherkhepeshef (TT 20), PM plan (7)
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 25 cm (9 13/16 in.); w. 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.), scale 1:1
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.4.7
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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