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Detail of a Bird, Tomb of Khnumhotep

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1897–1878 B.C.
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Detail of a Bird, Tomb of Khnumhotep
  • Artist: Nina de Garis Davies (1881–1965) or
  • Artist: Norman de Garis Davies (1865–1941)
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 12
  • Reign: reign of Senwosret II
  • Date: ca. 1897–1878 B.C.
  • Geography: Original from Egypt, Middle Egypt, Beni Hasan, Tomb of Khnumhotep (Tomb 3), MMA graphic expedition 1931
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: facsimile: h. 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in); w. 19 cm (7 1/2 in), scale 1:1, framed: h.
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1933
  • Object Number: 33.8.10
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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