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Upper wall and ceiling motif

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
1922; original ca. 1427–1347 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 135
This facsimile painting copies the motifs along the upper edge of the wall and ceiling in the tomb of Kha (TT 8) in the Deir el-Medina cemetery of Western Thebes.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Upper wall and ceiling motif
  • Artist: Charles K. Wilkinson
  • Period: Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: original Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Amenhotep II–Amenhotep III
  • Date: 1922; original ca. 1427–1347 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, MMA Graphic Section, 1922; Original Deir el-Medina, Tomb of Kha (TT 8), PM plan (3)
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: Facsimile H. 50 cm (19 11/16 in.); w. 35.5 cm (14 in.); scale 1:1; Framed H. 52.7 cm (20 3/4 in.); w. 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.4.3
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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