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Foreigners, Tomb of Menkheperraseneb

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
1925; original ca. 1479–1425 BCE
Not on view
This facsimile copies a detail from a scene of foreigners in the tomb of Menkheperresonb (TT 86) in the necropolis of western Thebes. The painting depicts two foreigners in a precession: the first is a Syrian; the second is from Crete. Each is identified by his attire and hairstyle. The facsimile was painted at the tomb in 1925 by Nina de Garis Davies, a member of the Graphic Section of the Museum's Egyptian Expedition.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Foreigners, Tomb of Menkheperraseneb
  • Artist: Nina de Garis Davies (1881–1965)
  • Period: Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Thutmose III
  • Date: 1925; original ca. 1479–1425 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 46 × W. 42 cm (18 1/8 × 16 9/16 in.); scale 1:1; framed: H. 49.7 × W. 45 cm (19 9/16 × 17 11/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.4.55
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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