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Guests at a Banquet

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
1920–1921; original ca. 1386–1330 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 135
During various celebrations, family and friends gathered to eat and drink. Such banquets are depicted on tomb walls, though the exact occasions are often unknown. The facsimile here shows part of a large banquet with several male and female guests. They are depicted with fine clothing and elaborate jewelry, and in a state of eternal youth. (Note that this is the left part of a large banquet scene; for the right part see 30.4.106.)

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Guests at a Banquet
  • Artist: Nina de Garis Davies (1881–1965)
  • Period: Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Amenhotep III–Akhenaten
  • Date: 1920–1921; original ca. 1386–1330 BCE
  • Geography: Original from Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, el-Khokha, Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky (TT181)
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: facsimile: h. 91.5 cm (36 in); w. 42.5 cm (16 3/4 in); scale 1:1; framed: h. 94.6 cm (37 1/4 in); w. 45.4 cm (17 7/8 in)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.4.105
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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