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Painted Restoration of the Hathor-Head Frieze in the Tomb of Senenmut

New Kingdom
ca. 1473–1458 BCE
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Painted Restoration of the Hathor-Head Frieze in the Tomb of Senenmut
  • Artist: Nina de Garis Davies (1881–1965)
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
  • Date: ca. 1473–1458 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71)
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: Facsimile: H. 50 × W. 58.7 cm (19 11/16 × 23 1/8 in.); Scale: 1:1; Frame: H. 51.6 × W. 60.4 cm (20 5/16 × 23 3/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1937
  • Object Number: 37.4.1
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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